The Sermon on the Mount

How the passage moves

1. 1

   The Beatitudes

   Nine declarations of blessing over the poor in spirit, the mourners, the meek and the persecuted.

   Matthew 5:3-12
2. 2

   Salt and light

   Two images for public visibility rather than private piety.

   Matthew 5:13-16
3. 3

   Law fulfilled, not abolished

   Jesus intensifies rather than relaxes commands on anger, desire, oaths and retaliation.

   Matthew 5:17-48
4. 4

   Hidden practice

   Giving, prayer and fasting are framed as private acts, not performances.

   Matthew 6:1-18
5. 5

   Anxiety and treasure

   Wealth, worry and provision, illustrated from birds and lilies.

   Matthew 6:19-34
6. 6

   Judgement and the narrow gate

   Warnings against measuring others, and a closing image of two builders.

   Matthew 7

Read it in Scripture

• Matthew 5
• Matthew 6
• Matthew 7

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