And he lifted up his eyes (κα αυτος επαρας τους οπθαλμους αυτου). First aorist active participle from επαιρω. Note also Luke's fav…

Blessed are you poor . . .—See Notes on Matthew 5:1. The conclusion reached there—that the two discourses differ so widel…

St. Cyril of Alexandria: After the ordination of the Apostles, the Savior directed His disciples to the newne of the evangelica…

Luke’s version of the ble ings (or “Beatitudes”) is shorter than Matthew’s and is different in some particulars; he also includes a negative form i…

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples
Either the whole company of them, or rather the twelve apostles, whom he …

Here begins a discourse of Christ, most of which is also found in Matthew chapters 5 and 7. But some think that this was preached at another time a…