Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives.
Parallel translations
- WEB He came out, and went, as his custom was, to the Mount of Olives. His disciples also followed him.
- KJV And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
- BSB Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
- NKJV Coming out, He went to the Mount of Olives, as He was accustomed, and His disciples also followed Him.
- NASB And He came out and went, as was His habit, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed Him.
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Jesus goes out as usual to the Mount of Olives, followed by His disciples. He moves toward the place of His agony with steady purpose.
Overview
Following His custom, Jesus withdraws to the Mount of Olives to pray. His familiar habit of prayer becomes the setting for His deepest struggle before the cross. That He goes willingly to a known place, where Judas could find Him, underscores His voluntary submission to the Father's will.
Cross-references & the web
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- Luke 21:37Every 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.
- John 18:1–2When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples over the brook Kidron, where there was a garden, into which he and his disciples entered.
- Matt 21:1When they came near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethsphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
- Matt 26:30When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- Mark 14:32–34They came to a place which was named Gethsemane. He said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I pray.”
- Matt 26:36–38Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go there and pray.”
- Mark 11:11Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
- Mark 14:26When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
- Mark 13:3As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
- Mark 11:19When evening came, he went out of the city.
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