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. ¹ 

Luke 19:29

19:29 Now ²  when he approached Bethphage ³  and Bethany, at the place called the Mount of Olives, ⁴  he sent two of the disciples,

Luke 19:37

19:37 As he approached the road leading down from ⁵  the Mount of Olives, ⁶  the whole crowd of his ⁷  disciples began to rejoice ⁸  and praise ⁹  God with a loud voice for all the mighty works ¹⁰  they had seen: ¹¹ 

Luke 21:37

21:37 So ¹²  every day Jesus ¹³  was teaching in the temple courts, ¹⁴  but at night he went and stayed ¹⁵  on the Mount of Olives. ¹⁶ 

Luke 22:39

On the Mount of Olives

22:39 Then ¹⁷  Jesus ¹⁸  went out and made his way, ¹⁹  as he customarily did, to the Mount of Olives, ²⁰  and the disciples followed him.

Acts 1:12

A Replacement for Judas is Chosen

1:12 Then they returned to Jerusalem ²¹  from the mountain ²²  called the Mount of Olives ²³  (which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey ²⁴  away).

[14:4]  ¹ 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.

[19:29]  ² tn Grk “And it happened that when.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[19:29]  ³ sn The exact location of the village of Bethphage is not known. Most locate it on the southeast side of the Mount of Olives and northwest of Bethany, about 1.5 miles (3 km) east of Jerusalem.

[19:29]  ⁴ tn Grk “at the mountain called ‘of Olives.’” This form of reference is awkward in contemporary English, so the more familiar “Mount of Olives” has been used in the translation.

[19:37]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ sn See the note on the name Mount of Olives in v. 29.

[19:37]  ⁷ tn Grk “the”; the Greek article has been translated here as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

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

[19:37]  ¹⁰ tn Or “works of power,” “miracles.” Jesus’ ministry of miracles is what has drawn attention. See Luke 7:22.

[19:37]  ¹¹ tn Grk “they had seen, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[21:37]  ¹² 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]  ¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:37]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “in the temple.”

[21:37]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and spent the night,” but this is redundant because of the previous use of the word “night.”

[21:37]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “at the mountain called ‘of Olives.’”

[22:39]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[22:39]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:39]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “went.”

[22:39]  ²⁰ sn See the note on the Mount of Olives in Luke 19:29.

[1:12]  ²¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:12]  ²² 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]  ²³ 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]  ²⁴ 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).