Matthew 5:1

King James Version (KJV)

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

Translations

Matthew 5:1 - Amplified Bible

SEEING THE crowds, He went up on the mountain; and when He was seated, His disciples came to Him.

Matthew 5:1 - American Standard Version

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him:

Matthew 5:1 - Bible in Basic English

And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him.

Matthew 5:1 - Darby Bible

But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him;

Matthew 5:1 - English Standard Version

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.

Matthew 5:1 - King James Version

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

Matthew 5:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y cuando vio las multitudes, subiò al monte; y después de sentarse, sus discìpulos se acercaron a El.

Matthew 5:1 - The Message

When Jesus saw his ministry drawing huge crowds, he climbed a hillside. Those who were apprenticed to him, the committed, climbed with him. Arriving at a quiet place, he sat down and taught his climbing companions. This is what he said:

Matthew 5:1 - New American Standard Bible

When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain; and after He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

Matthew 5:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Cuando Jesùs vio a las multitudes, subiò al monte; y después de sentarse, Sus discìpulos se acercaron a El.

Matthew 5:1 - World English Bible

Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto a mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.

Matthew 5:1 - Young's Living Translation

And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,

Matthew 5:1 - Additional Comments

This is the beginning of The Sermon on the Mount, the longest and fullest discourse given by Jesus. This is one of four sermons given by Jesus, and it is the longest. Two of the other three are in Matthew, and one is in John. This is mostly not about what to believe, but about what to do.
The previous chapter describes miracles from Jesus. These miracles paved the way for people to pay attention to what He had to say.
Notice that Jesus had left the multitudes and went up by Himself to the mountain. The believers, His disciples, followed Him up onto the mountain. He spoke this sermon to His disciples - these words were addressed to believers. It appears the disciples came up at Jesus' request - see Mark 3:13, Luke 6:13.
Many had comes to Jesus to receive cures, but Jesus was ready to get down to business, so He invited those who wanted to learn, not just get healed.
Even though He had just invited the disciples, many others wound up joining them - see Matt 7:28.
The sight of a multitude puts life into a preacher, but this excitement at the crowds must arise from a desire of their profit, not his own praise. It must be a difficult task to keep the right attitude.

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