The Sermon on the Mount: An Expositional Commentary

Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount shows us the absolute necessity of the new birth and a regenerated heart. It points us to Jesus himself. And it indicates the way to blessing for Christians—how we can please our heavenly Father.

James Montgomery Boice provides an in-depth look into the Sermon on the Mount found in Matthew 5–7. He explains the meaning of the text verse by verse and relates its concerns to today’s world, the church, and the realities of the Christian life.

Boice’s clear, practical writing makes this a helpful commentary for a wide range of readers—from serious Bible students to interested laypersons—to understand and apply the truths found in Jesus’s teaching. It covers such topics as:

"The Secret of Happiness" (5:3–12) "How to Rejoice in Persecutions" (5:12) "When You Are Angry" (5:21–26) "Divorce and Remarriage" (5:31–32) "How to Pray" (6:5–8) "The Names of God" (6:9) "How to Defeat Temptation" (6:13) "Fasting" (6:16–18) "Spiritual Discernment" (7:6)

1. Opening
2. One - The Secret Of Happiness
3. Two - How To Inherit God's Kingdom
4. Three - Life On Wings
5. Four - God's Gentlemen
6. Five - Guaranteed Satisfaction
7. Six - Three Virtues
8. Seven - Persecuted For Christ
9. Eight - How To Rejoice In Persecutions
10. Nine - Do You Make Men Thirsty
11. Ten - The Light Of The World
12. Eleven - Christ And The Scriptures
13. Twelve - Christ Fulfills The Scriptures
14. Thirteen - Have You Earned Heaven
15. Fourteen - When You Are Angry
16. Fifteen - Lust And Christian Marriage
17. Sixteen - Christian Marriage
18. Seventeen - Marriage And The Home
19. Eighteen - Divorce And Remarriage
20. Nineteen - For Time And For Eternity
21. Twenty - To Tell The Truth
22. Twenty-One - Have We No Rights
23. Twenty-Two - Love Your Enemies
24. Twenty-Three - Perfecting The Saints
25. Twenty-Four - How To Invest In God's Program
26. Twenty-Five - How To Pray
27. Twenty-Six - Our Father, Our Daddy
28. Twenty-Seven - The Names Of God
29. Twenty-Eight - Thy Kingdom Come
30. Twenty-Nine - Your Will Or God's
31. Thirty - What To Pray For
32. Thirty-One - Forgiveness Guaranteed
33. Thirty-Two - How To Defeat Temptation
34. Thirty-Three - Fasting
35. Thirty-Four - Who Owns Your Possessions
36. Thirty-Five - Are You Free From Worry
37. Thirty-Six - Motes, Beams, And Hypocrites
38. Thirty-Seven - Spiritual Discernment
39. Thirty-Eight - Our Gracious God
40. Thirty-Nine - God's Straightedge
41. Forty - The Need For Decision
42. Forty-One - Wolves In Sheep's Clothing
43. Forty-Two - Nominal Christians
44. Forty-Three - The House On The Rock
45. Forty-Four - He Spoke With Authority