Luke 21:37

Luke 21:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And every day he was teaching in the temple, but at night he went out and lodged on the mount called Olivet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And in the daytime He was teaching in the temple, but at night He went out and stayed on the mountain called Olivet.

Context of Luke 21:37

35For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of all the earth. 36So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.” Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives. 38And early in the morning all the people would come to hear Him at the temple.

Luke 21:37 word by word

Ἦν δὲ τὰς ἡμέρας ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ διδάσκων. τὰς δὲ νύκτας ἐξερχόμενος ηὐλίζετο εἰς τὸ ὄρος τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν.Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• ·εἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• taughtδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• templeἱερόνhieron · templeG2411
• eveningνύξnux · nightG3571
• He went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• to spend the nightαὐλίζομαιaulizomai · to spend the nightG835
• onεἰςeis · towardG1519
• Mountὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• ofκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• Olivesἐλαίαelaia · olive treeG1636

Cross-references for Luke 21:37

• Luke 22:39Jesus went out as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed Him.
• Matthew 21:17Then He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where He spent the night.
• Mark 11:12The next day, when they had left Bethany, Jesus was hungry.
• John 12:1Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
• 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:
• 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.
• Matthew 26:30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
• Acts 1:12Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

Commentaries on Luke 21:37

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 37And in the day time - Or, every day - ̔ . This probably relates to the four last days of his life already mentioned. Abode in the mount - He taught all day in the temple, and withdrew every evening, and lodged in Bethany; a town at the foot, or on the declivity of the mount of Olives. See the note on Matthew 21:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 37See the notes at Matthew 21:17. Came early in the morning - He returned early from the Mount of Olives, and taught in the temple. Our Saviour did not waste his mornings in idleness or sleep. He rose early and repaired to the temple. The people, also, flocked to the sanctuary to hear him. This example is at once an encouragement to early rising and to the early worship of God. It is a reproof of those who spend the part of the day best fitted for devotion…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-38Verses 29-38 Christ tells his disciples to observe the signs of the times, which they might judge by. He charges them to look upon the ruin of the Jewish nation as near. Yet this race and family of Abraham shall not be rooted out; it shall survive as a nation, and be found as prophesied, when the Son of man shall be revealed. He cautions them against being secure and sensual. This command is given to all Christ's disciples, Take heed to yourselves, that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-38When Jesus predicted the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem, his disciples asked when it would happen and what signs would accompany it (21:6,7). Jesus responded by describing the events surrounding the destruction of the temple and the return of the Son of Man (21:8–36). This sermon is known as the Olivet Discourse because the Mount of Olives was where Jesus taught (see Matthew 24:3; Mark 13:3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3734-37. surfeiting, and drunkenness--All animal excesses, quenching spirituality. cares of this life--(See on Mr 4:7; Mr 4:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 21:37

• Instruction
• Olives, Mount of

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Commentaries on Luke 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings