"The disciples’ place was always next to Jesus. The people constantly pressed upon Him, yet the disciples understood that they were not to be crowded away from His presence. They sat close beside Him, that they might not lose a word of His instruction. They were attentive listeners, eager to understand the truths they were to make known to all lands and all ages. DA 299.1"
"And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,"
The EGW passage describes the disciples' close relationship with Jesus and their attentiveness to his teachings. This aligns with the idea in Mark 3:14 that the disciples were ordained to be with him.
"Christ disappointed the hope of worldly greatness. In the Sermon on the Mount He sought to undo the work that had been wrought by false education, and to give His hearers a right conception of His kingdom and of His own character. Yet He did not make a direct attack on the errors of the people. He saw the misery of the world on account of sin, yet He did not present before them a vivid delineation of their wretchedness. He taught them of something infinitely better than they had known. Without combating their ideas of the kingdom of God, He told them the conditions of entrance therein, leaving them to draw their own conclusions as to its nature. The truths He taught are no less important to us than to the multitude that followed Him. We no less than they need to learn the foundation principles of the kingdom of God. DA 299.3"
"Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence."
Both passages discuss the nature of Christ's kingdom not being of this world. EGW expands on the implications of this, particularly in contrast to worldly greatness.
"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."
Both passages discuss Christ's purpose not being to destroy but to fulfill or correct existing understandings. EGW focuses on correcting false education, while Matthew focuses on fulfilling the law and prophets.
"Christ's first words to the people on the mount were words of blessing. Happy are they, He said, who recognize their spiritual poverty, and feel their need of redemption. The gospel is to be preached to the poor. Not to the spiritually proud, those who claim to be rich and in need of nothing, is it revealed, but to those who are humble and contrite. One fountain only has been opened for sin, a fountain for the poor in spirit. DA 299.4"
"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
EGW directly references and expands upon the concept of 'blessed are the poor in spirit' from Matthew 5:3.
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"
Both passages connect Jesus' ministry with the poor and humble. While not a direct quote, EGW's statement echoes the sentiment of Luke 4:18 regarding preaching the gospel to the poor.