Sermon on the Mount · Matthew 5–7

Early Church Fathers Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount

25 topics 37 early Christian writers in Matthew order

The earliest Christian commentary on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7), verse by verse, drawn from the early church fathers. Every passage is free to read and hear with synced audio narration.

All 25 topics, in Matthew order

Topics

  1. Matthew 5:1–12No. 1

    The Beatitudes

    Origen, Clement of Alexandria and 10 more Read & Listen
  2. Matthew 5:13–16No. 2

    Christians are Salt & Light

    Origen, Clement of Alexandria and 5 more Read & Listen
  3. Matthew 5:17–20No. 3

    Christ Fulfilled the Law

    Clement of Alexandria, Origen and 8 more Read & Listen
  4. Matthew 5:21–26No. 4

    Murder Begins in the Heart

    Tertullian, Origen and 8 more Read & Listen
  5. Matthew 5:27–30No. 5

    Adultery in the Heart

    Clement of Alexandria, Origen and 13 more Read & Listen
  6. Matthew 5:31–32No. 6

    Marriage, Divorce, and Adultery

    Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria and 11 more Read & Listen
  7. Matthew 5:33–37No. 7

    Jesus Forbids Oaths

    Tertullian, Cyprian and 8 more Read & Listen
  8. Matthew 5:38–42No. 8

    Nonresistance

    Tertullian, Origen and 15 more Read & Listen
  9. Matthew 5:43–48No. 9

    Love Your Enemies

    Origen, Clement of Alexandria and 16 more Read & Listen
  10. Matthew 6:1–4No. 10

    Giving Alms

    Cyprian, Origen and 9 more Read & Listen
  11. Matthew 6:5–8No. 11

    Prayer

    Clement of Alexandria, Tertullian and 9 more Read & Listen
  12. Matthew 6:9–13No. 12

    The Lord's Prayer

    Origen, Cyprian and 11 more Read & Listen
  13. Matthew 6:14–15No. 13

    Forgive to be Forgiven

    Cyprian, Hermas and 6 more Read & Listen
  14. Matthew 6:16–18No. 14

    Fasting

    Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria and 10 more Read & Listen
  15. Matthew 6:19–21No. 15

    Treasure in Heaven

    Clement of Alexandria, Cyprian and 9 more Read & Listen
  16. Matthew 6:22–23No. 16

    The Light of the Body

    Clement of Alexandria Read & Listen
  17. Matthew 6:24No. 17

    You Cannot Serve God and Riches

    Hermas, Tertullian and 13 more Read & Listen
  18. Matthew 6:25–34No. 18

    Do Not Worry

    Clement of Alexandria, Cyprian and 4 more Read & Listen
  19. Matthew 7:1–6No. 19

    Do Not Judge

    Tertullian, Cyprian and 7 more Read & Listen
  20. Matthew 7:7–12No. 20

    Asking, Seeking and Knocking

    Clement of Alexandria, Origen and 9 more Read & Listen
  21. Matthew 7:13–14No. 21

    Two Ways

    Origen, Clement of Alexandria and 7 more Read & Listen
  22. Matthew 7:15–20No. 22

    Two Trees

    Irenaeus, Justin Martyr and 12 more Read & Listen
  23. Matthew 7:21–23No. 23

    I Never Knew You

    Justin Martyr, Origen and 7 more Read & Listen
  24. Matthew 7:24–29No. 24

    Two Houses

    Origen, Cyprian and 4 more Read & Listen
  25. More quotesNo. 25

    Who Were the Early Christians

    Alexander of Alexandria, Archelaus and 31 more Read & Listen