Matthew 24:3

Signs of the End of the Age

24:3 As ¹  he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things ²  happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”

Matthew 26:30

26:30 After ³  singing a hymn, ⁴  they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Zechariah 14:4

14:4 On that day his feet will stand on the Mount of Olives which lies to the east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in half from east to west, leaving a great valley. Half the mountain will move northward and the other half southward. ⁵ 

Luke 19:37

19:37 As he approached the road leading down from ⁶  the Mount of Olives, ⁷  the whole crowd of his ⁸  disciples began to rejoice ⁹  and praise ¹⁰  God with a loud voice for all the mighty works ¹¹  they had seen: ¹² 

Luke 21:37

21:37 So ¹³  every day Jesus ¹⁴  was teaching in the temple courts, ¹⁵  but at night he went and stayed ¹⁶  on the Mount of Olives. ¹⁷ 

John 8:1

8:1 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. ¹⁸ 

Acts 1:12

A Replacement for Judas is Chosen

1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem ¹⁹  from the mountain ²⁰  called the Mount of Olives ²¹  (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey ²²  away).

[24:3]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:3]  ² sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

[26:30]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[26:30]  ⁴ sn After singing a hymn. The Hallel Psalms (Pss 113-118) were sung during the meal. Psalms 113 and 114 were sung just before the second cup and 115-118 were sung at the end of the meal, after the fourth, or hallel cup.

[14:4]  ⁵ sn This seismic activity provides a means of escape from Jerusalem so that the Messiah (the Lord), whose feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, may destroy the wicked nations in the Kidron Valley (the v. of Jehoshaphat, or of “judgment of the Lord”) without harming the inhabitants of the city.

[19:37]  ⁶ tn Grk “the descent of”; this could refer to either the slope of the hillside itself or the path leading down from it (the second option has been adopted for the translation, see L&N 15.109).

[19:37]  ⁷ sn See the note on the name Mount of Olives in v. 29.

[19:37]  ⁸ tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[19:37]  ⁹ tn Here the participle χαίροντες (caironte") has been translated as a finite verb in English; it could also be translated adverbially as a participle of manner: “began to praise God joyfully.”

[19:37]  ¹⁰ sn See 2:13, 20; Acts 2:47; 3:8-9.

[19:37]  ¹¹ tn Or “works of power,” “miracles.” Jesus’ ministry of miracles is what has drawn attention. See Luke 7:22.

[19:37]  ¹² tn Grk “they had seen, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[21:37]  ¹³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” since vv. 37-38 serve as something of a summary or transition from the discourse preceding to the passion narrative that follows.

[21:37]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:37]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “in the temple.”

[21:37]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “and spent the night,” but this is redundant because of the previous use of the word “night.”

[21:37]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “at the mountain called ‘of Olives.’”

[8:1]  ¹⁸ sn The Mount of Olives is a hill running north to south about 1.8 mi (3 km) long, lying east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. It was named for the large number of olive trees that grew on it.

[1:12]  ¹⁹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:12]  ²⁰ tn Or “from the hill.” The Greek term ὄρος (oros) refers to a relatively high elevation of land in contrast with βουνός (bounos, “hill”).

[1:12]  ²¹ sn The Mount of Olives is the traditional name for this mountain, also called Olivet. The Mount of Olives is really a ridge running north to south about 1.8 mi (3 km) long, east of Jerusalem across the Kidron Valley. Its central elevation is about 100 ft (30 m) higher than Jerusalem. It was named for the large number of olive trees which grew on it.

[1:12]  ²² sn The phrase a Sabbath day’s journey refers to the distance the rabbis permitted a person to travel on the Sabbath without breaking the Sabbath, specified in tractate Sotah 5:3 of the Mishnah as 2,000 cubits (a cubit was about 18 inches). In this case the distance was about half a mile (1 km).