Editing Gospel of Matthew (section)

===First narrative and Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 3:1–8:1)===
{{Main|Baptism of Jesus|Sermon on the Mount}}
Following the genealogy, birth and infancy of Jesus, the first narrative section begins. [[John the Baptist]] baptizes Jesus, and the Holy Spirit descends upon him. Jesus prays and meditates in the wilderness for forty days, and is tempted by [[Satan]]. His early ministry by word and deed in Galilee meets with much success, and leads to the [[Sermon on the Mount]], the first of the discourses. The sermon presents the ethics of the [[kingdom of God]], introduced by the [[Beatitudes]] ("Blessed are..."). It concludes with a reminder that the response to the kingdom will have eternal consequences, and the crowd's amazed response leads into the next narrative block.{{sfn|Turner|2008|p=101}}