Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
Parallel translations
- WEB Every day Jesus was teaching in the temple, and every night he would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.
- KJV And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
- NKJV And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet.
- NASB Now during the day He was teaching in the temple, but at evening He would go out and spend the night on the mountain that is called Olivet.
- NLT Every day Jesus went to the Temple to teach, and each evening he returned to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.
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Quick answer
Jesus taught daily in the temple and spent His nights on the Mount of Olives.
Overview
Luke records Jesus' final-week rhythm of public teaching by day and prayerful retreat by night. The Mount of Olives, called Olivet, was His place of nightly lodging and later His agony in Gethsemane. His diligent ministry continued even as the cross drew near.
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- Luke 22:39Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
- Matt 21:1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Mark 11:19And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.
- Matt 26:55At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
- Matt 21:17Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
- Acts 1:12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
- Luke 19:37And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- Mark 11:12The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
- John 12:1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
- Zech 14:4On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.
- Matt 26:30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
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