The Beginning of the Sermon on the Mount

51 One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 5:1

Commentary on Matthew 5:1-2

(Read Matthew 5:1-2)

None will find happiness in this world or the next, who do not seek it from Christ by the rule of his word. He taught them what was the evil they should abhor, and what the good they should seek and abound in.