Mat 5:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 5:1-2: 5:1–7:29 This is the first of five lengthy discourses in Matthew (see also 9:35–11:1 ; 13:1-53 ; 18:1–19:2 ; 23:1–26:1 ). The theme of the Sermon on the Mount is the Messiah’s call to righteousness. Paul understood righteousness in terms of God’s saving acts and of a person’s standing before God. Jesus uses the term for moral behavior that conforms to God’s will, as James does. Specifically, righteousness is doing the will of God as Jesus reveals it. This “revelation of righteousness” unifies the entire Sermon.

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b9:35–11:1►

c13:1-53►

d18:1–19:2►

e23:1–26:1►

‏ Matthew 5:1

Summary for Matt 5:1-2: 5:1–7:29 ^a This is the first of five lengthy discourses in Matthew (see also 9:35–11:1 ^b; 13:1-53 ^c; 18:1–19:2 ^d; 23:1–26:1 ^e). The theme of the Sermon on the Mount is the Messiah’s call to righteousness. Paul understood righteousness in terms of God’s saving acts and of a person’s standing before God. Jesus uses the term for moral behavior that conforms to God’s will, as James does. Specifically, righteousness is doing the will of God as Jesus reveals it. This “revelation of righteousness” unifies the entire Sermon.