Luke 21:37

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“Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.”

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BSBPD

“Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And he was during the days in the temple teaching, and during the nights, going forth, he was lodging at the mount called of Olives;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 21:37 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Zechariah 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.
  2. Matthew 21:1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
  3. Matthew 21:17Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
  4. Matthew 26:30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
  5. Matthew 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.
  6. Mark 11:12The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
  7. Mark 11:19And when evening came, Jesus and His disciples went out of the city.
  8. 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:
  9. Luke 22:39Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
  10. John 12:1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
  11. Acts 1:12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

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