While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
Parallel translations
- WEB As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
- KJV And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
- NKJV Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,
- NASB As He was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew were questioning Him privately,
- NLT Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him,
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On the Mount of Olives facing the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew ask Jesus privately about his prediction. Their question prompts the Olivet Discourse.
Overview
The Mount of Olives, overlooking the temple, was associated with end-time expectation (Zechariah 14:4). The inner circle of disciples seeks understanding away from the crowds. Their private question opens Jesus' longest teaching in Mark about the future — the fall of Jerusalem, coming tribulation, and his return — given to prepare his people to watch and endure faithfully.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Matt 21:1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
- Mark 4:34He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
- Matt 24:3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
- Matt 17:1After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
- Matt 13:10Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
- John 1:40–41Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
- Mark 5:37And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
- Mark 1:16–19As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 9:2After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
- Mark 10:35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
- Matt 13:36Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
- Mark 14:33He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
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