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He Went Up on the Mountain Matthew 5:1 Excerpt The place where Jesus went up can be either a  mountain  or a “ hill ,” since the Greek word can mean either. Some commentators see here an intended contrast to Sinai, where the Law was given. However, there are no grounds, implicit or explicit, for identifying the mountain as a “New Sinai.”   More Newman, Barclay Moon, and Philip C. Stine.  A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew . New York: United Bible Societies, 1992. Print. UBS Handbook Series.

He Went Up on the Mountain Matthew 10:42 One of these little ones is described by the phrase because he is a disciple (literally “in the name of a disciple” ). TEV combines these two phrases and renders “one of the least of these my followers.” GeCL 1st edition is similar to TEV ; NAB has “one of these lowly ones because he is a disciple” ; NEB “one of these little ones, because he is a disciple of mine.” It is important in translation that little ones be understood of status rather than of age. Therefore it may be translated as “least important ones.” The phrase can then be “one of these least important of my followers because he is my follower.” A cup of cold water reflects the show of hospitality in first-century Palestine. It may be necessary to add “to drink” or to say “a drink of cold water,” as in TEV . For comments on Truly, I say to you, see 5:18 . The translation of this verse may be complicated, because Jesus is addressing his disciples ( see...

He Went Up on the Mountain Matthew 5:1 Excerpt The place where Jesus went up can be either a mountain or a “hill,” since the Greek word can mean either. Some commentators see here an intended contrast to Sinai, where the Law was given. However, there are no grounds, implicit or explicit, for identifying the mountain as a “New Sinai.” More Newman, Barclay Moon, and Philip C. Stine. A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew. New York: United Bible Societies, 1992. Print. UBS Handbook Series.