“seeing the multitudes, … went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: and he opened his mouth and taught them.” The separation from the multitudes and the direction of His words to the disciples seem clear, and the distinction appears intentional on the part of the writer. However, it must be observed that in the closing comments on the Sermon the presence of the multitudes is implied. In Luke’s account the distinction is less marked. Here the order of events