Matthew 5:2 (YLT)

Passage

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

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.

Matthew 5:4 `Happy the mourning--because they shall be comforted.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "opened", "mouth", "teaching", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "opened", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And having seen the multitudes he went..." into verse 3's "Happy the poor in spirit--because theirs is...", so "having" and "opened" belong inside that flow. 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 "opened" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.