"Chapter 31—The Sermon on the Mount This chapter is based on Matthew 5 ; Matthew 6 ; Matthew 7 . Christ seldom gathered His disciples alone to receive His words. He did not choose for His audience those only who knew the way of life. It was His work to reach the multitudes who were in ignorance and error. He gave His lessons of truth where they could reach the darkened understanding. He Himself was the Truth, standing with girded loins and hands ever outstretched to bless, and in words of warning, entreaty, and encouragement, seeking to uplift all who would come unto Him. DA 298"
"And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,"
The EGW passage explicitly states that the chapter is based on Matthew 5-7, which includes Matthew 5:1-2. This is a direct and undeniable connection.
"And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes."
The EGW passage explicitly states that the chapter is based on Matthew 5-7, which includes Matthew 7:28-29. This is a direct and undeniable connection.
"Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly."
The EGW passage introduces the Sermon on the Mount, which includes Matthew 6. The specific verses about almsgiving are examples of the principles taught in the Sermon on the Mount.
"and from Tyre and Sidon, the Phoenician cities on the shore of the Mediterranean. “When they had heard what great things He did,” they “came to hear Him, and to be healed of their diseases: ... there went virtue out of Him, and healed them all.” Mark 3:8 ; Luke 6:17-19 . DA 298.2"
"And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him."
The EGW passage directly quotes Mark 3:8 and references the people from Tyre and Sidon coming to hear about Jesus's great deeds.
"And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all."
The EGW passage directly quotes Luke 6:19 and references the virtue going out of Jesus to heal people.
"And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all."
Ellen White directly references Luke 6:17-19 in this passage.
"The narrow beach did not afford even standing room within reach of His voice for all who desired to hear Him, and Jesus led the way back to the mountainside. Reaching a level space that offered a pleasant gathering place for the vast assembly, He seated Himself on the grass, and the disciples and the multitude followed His example. DA 298.3"
"And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:"
Both passages describe Jesus teaching a multitude on a mountainside. EGW provides additional details, but the core scene aligns with Matthew 5:1.