5:2

and He began to teach them, saying: The Greek clause that the Berean Standard Bible translates as He began to teach them is literally “he opened his mouth” (as in the English Standard Version). The phrase is an idiom. This idiom means “he began.”

The verses that follow are the things Jesus taught. Your translation should clearly indicate that. For example:

Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them: (New Jerusalem Bible)

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he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: (English Standard Version)

them: The pronoun them refers to the disciples. Other people came later to listen. But in the beginning, Jesus’ primary audience was his disciples.

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