Matthew 5:1 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Matthew 5:1 And having seen the multitudes, he went up to the mount, and he having sat down, his disciples came to him,

Matthew 5:2 and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

Matthew 5:3 `Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "seen", "multitudes", "went", "mount", "down", and "disciples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "seen", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "and having opened his mouth he was...", so "having" and "seen" should be read forward into that movement. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "having" and "seen" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.