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 so shall it come upon all them that dwell on the face of all the earth. 36But watch ye at every season, making supplication, that ye may prevail to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. 38And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear him.

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

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• teachingδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• templeἱερόςhieros · sacredG2413
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• mountὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• Olivesἐλαίαelaia · olive treeG1636

Cross-references for Luke 21:37

• Luke 22:39And he came out, and went, as his custom was, unto the mount of Olives; and the disciples also followed him.
• Matthew 21:17And he left them, and went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
• Mark 11:12And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered.
• John 12:1Jesus therefore six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead.
• Luke 19:37And as he was now drawing nigh, even at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works which they had seen;
• Zechariah 14:4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
• Matthew 26:30And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.
• Acts 1:12Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off.

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