Jesus’ disciples came and said to Him, “why are you speaking to them [i.e., the large crowds] by using parables?”
Mark 13:3 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, over near the Temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked Him privately, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple [enclosure], Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately, American Standard Version (1901) And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, Common English Bible Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately, Catholic Public Domain Version And as he sat at the Mount of Olives, opposite the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew questioned him privately. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as he sat on the mount of Olivet over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him apart: |
Jesus’ disciples came and said to Him, “why are you speaking to them [i.e., the large crowds] by using parables?”
He then left the crowds and went into the house. [While there] His disciples came to Him, and said, “Explain to us [the meaning of] the parable of the weeds in the field.”
And after six days [had passed], Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John aside and went up into a high mountain [i.e., an unidentified mountain nearby].
And when they [i.e., Jesus and the twelve apostles] approached Jerusalem and came close to Bethphage, near the Mount of Olives [Note: This was about three-fourths of a mile east of Jerusalem], Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,
And as He was sitting on the Mount of Olives, His disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things [you just spoke of] happen? And what will be the sign that indicates your presence and the end of the [present] age?”
Now James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came over to Jesus and said to Him, “We would like you to do for us whatever we ask you.”
“Tell us, when will these things [you just spoke of] happen? And what will be the sign [that indicates] when all these things are about to be fulfilled?”
And He took Peter, James and John with Him and began to be troubled and deeply distressed.
And He did not speak to them [i.e., concerning the kingdom] without using a parable, but He explained everything to His own disciples privately.
He did not allow anyone to follow Him [i.e., to the official’s house] except Peter, James and his brother John.
And after six days had passed, Jesus took Peter, James and John aside alone and went up to a high mountain [i.e., probably Mt. Tabor, which was nearby]. [There] His whole appearance was [miraculously] changed in front of them.