And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and 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,
- BSB While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, 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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Quick answer
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
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- Matt 21:1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
- Mark 4:34But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
- Matt 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
- Matt 17:1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
- Matt 13:10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
- John 1:40–41One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
- Mark 5:37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
- Mark 1:16–19Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
- Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
- Mark 10:35And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire.
- Matt 13:36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
- Mark 14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
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