Matthew 5

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Matthew 5 is a chapter in the New Testament that opens Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, presenting foundational Christian teachings such as the Beatitudes and instructions on righteousness, mercy, and inner moral transformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the Bible
chapter of the Gospel of Matthew
attributedAuthor Matthew the Apostle NERFINISHED
audience Jesus’ disciples
crowds following Jesus
canonicalStatus accepted in all major Christian canons
containsSayingOf Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
containsSection Antitheses ("You have heard that it was said ... but I say to you") NERFINISHED
Beatitudes NERFINISHED
Fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets NERFINISHED
Salt and Light teaching NERFINISHED
Teaching on adultery
Teaching on anger
Teaching on divorce
Teaching on love for enemies
Teaching on oaths
Teaching on retaliation
doctrinalEmphasis perfection as children of the Father
surpassing righteousness
ethicalEmphasis humility
integrity in speech
love of enemies
non-retaliation
peacemaking
purity of heart
followedBy Matthew 6 NERFINISHED
follows Matthew 4
keyVerse Matthew 5:16
Matthew 5:17
Matthew 5:20
Matthew 5:3
Matthew 5:44
Matthew 5:48
language Koine Greek
locatedIn Sermon on the Mount NERFINISHED
openingVerses Beatitudes NERFINISHED
opens Sermon on the Mount NERFINISHED
partOf Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED
New Testament
religiousTradition Christianity
setting mountainside near Galilee (traditional identification)
theme ethics of discipleship
fulfillment of the Law
inner moral transformation
kingdom of heaven
mercy
righteousness
verseCount 48

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Universal call to holiness biblicalBasis Matthew 5
this entity surface form: Matthew 5:48