Sermon on the Mount
noun phrase
: an ethical discourse delivered by Jesus and recorded in Matthew 5–7 and paralleled briefly in Luke 6:20–49
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One lesson for kindergartners about the Golden Rule, for example, centers on how Jesus taught the rule during his Sermon on the Mount, along with a story from the Jewish Torah.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks of following the narrow way.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Feb. 2024
Actually, Zimny assembles video of adoring crowds from the band’s 2022–23 American and European tour like scenes from the Sermon on the Mount — had crowd-surfing been invented back then.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus speaks of following the narrow way.
—Walt Shelton, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Feb. 2024
Actually, Zimny assembles video of adoring crowds from the band’s 2022–23 American and European tour like scenes from the Sermon on the Mount — had crowd-surfing been invented back then.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Sermon on the Mount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sermon%20on%20the%20Mount. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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