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Matthew 5
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New King James Version (NKJV). Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Read in the Church
In the coming year this chapter is read in the Katameros on 21 occasions.
- Thursday, November 26, 2026Hatour 17Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Monday, November 30, 2026Hatour 21Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Thursday, December 10, 2026Kiahk 1Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Thursday, December 24, 2026Kiahk 15Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Friday, January 15, 2027Toubah 7Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Wednesday, February 3, 2027Toubah 26Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Friday, February 12, 2027Amshir 5Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Saturday, March 13, 2027Baramhat 4 · Great LentMatins Gospel: Matthew 5:25–37
13 more days
- Saturday, March 13, 2027Baramhat 4 · Great LentLiturgy Gospel: Matthew 5:38–48
- Wednesday, March 17, 2027Baramhat 8 · Great LentMatins Gospel: Matthew 5:17–24
- Sunday, July 4, 2027Baounah 27Vespers Gospel: Matthew 5:34–48
- Thursday, July 15, 2027Abib 8Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Wednesday, July 21, 2027Abib 14Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Wednesday, August 11, 2027Misra 5Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Friday, August 20, 2027Misra 14Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Wednesday, August 25, 2027Misra 19Liturgy Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Friday, September 24, 2027Tout 13Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Monday, October 11, 2027Tout 30Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Thursday, October 14, 2027Babah 3Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Saturday, October 16, 2027Babah 5Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
- Wednesday, October 20, 2027Babah 9Vespers Gospel: Matthew 4:23–5:16
The Fathers on Matthew 5
352 passages from Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church. Open a group of verses to read.
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Verse 16 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers
Verses 1–22 passages
John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 21 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 312 passages
Tertullian, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, Desert Fathers
Verse 48 passages
Jerome, Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 59 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 69 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 79 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Jerome, Clement of Rome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom
Verse 812 passages
Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Ambrose of Milan, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verse 916 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Jerome, Cyprian, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 1010 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom
Verse 117 passages
Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, Jerome
Verses 11–123 passages
John Chrysostom, Jerome, Desert Fathers
Verse 122 passages
Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 138 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 148 passages
Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Ambrose of Milan, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 14–161 passage
Jerome
Verse 152 passages
Tertullian
Verses 15–162 passages
John Chrysostom
Verse 166 passages
Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, Hilary of Poitiers, Desert Fathers
Verse 1717 passages
Tertullian, Ambrosiaster, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 184 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 197 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 207 passages
Tertullian, John Chrysostom, Hilary of Poitiers, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 216 passages
Tertullian, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 2210 passages
Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom, Desert Fathers
Verse 233 passages
Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, Cyril of Alexandria
Verses 23–246 passages
Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Desert Fathers
Verse 242 passages
Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 255 passages
Tertullian, Ambrosiaster, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 25–264 passages
Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom
Verse 266 passages
Tertullian, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 274 passages
Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 27–284 passages
Desert Fathers, John Chrysostom, Jerome
Verse 2811 passages
Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo, Jerome
Verses 28–291 passage
Desert Fathers
Verses 29–305 passages
Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 293 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 301 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verses 31–329 passages
Jerome, Justin Martyr, Theophilus of Antioch, Athenagoras of Athens, Clement of Alexandria, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 311 passage
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 325 passages
Tertullian, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 333 passages
Hilary of Poitiers, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 33–341 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 343 passages
Tertullian, Ambrosiaster, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 34–351 passage
John Chrysostom
Verses 34–362 passages
Jerome
Verse 351 passage
Cyril of Alexandria
Verse 362 passages
Tertullian, John Chrysostom
Verse 379 passages
Tertullian, John Chrysostom, Jerome, Hilary of Poitiers, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 386 passages
Tertullian, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verses 38–392 passages
Ambrosiaster, John Chrysostom
Verse 399 passages
Tertullian, Jerome, Desert Fathers, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 404 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, John Chrysostom
Verse 413 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Desert Fathers
Verse 428 passages
Tertullian, Jerome, Clement of Alexandria, John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo, Philoxenus of Mabbug
Verses 42–431 passage
Jerome
Verses 43–443 passages
Ambrosiaster, Augustine of Hippo, Desert Fathers
Verses 43–451 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 432 passages
Augustine of Hippo
Verse 4414 passages
Tertullian, Desert Fathers, Ambrosiaster, Jerome, Augustine of Hippo, John Chrysostom
Verse 4515 passages
Augustine of Hippo, Tertullian, Jerome, John Chrysostom, Hilary of Poitiers
Verse 463 passages
John Chrysostom, Augustine of Hippo
Verse 471 passage
John Chrysostom
Verse 484 passages
Tertullian, Hilary of Poitiers, John Chrysostom
The Fathers’ words are from the Commentaries Database, a free public collection. Only the Fathers received by the Coptic Orthodox Church are shown.
Commentary
English
Arabic
English: Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty’s commentary in its English translation, as printed. Arabic commentaries by Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Fr. Antonios Fekry and the priests and servants of St. Mark’s, Heliopolis.