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A Prophecy with a View
Commentators emphasize the significance of the location. Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives, directly 'over against the temple,' giving Him and the disciples a full, clear view of the magnificent structure He had just prophesied would be destroyed. This dramatic setting made His following words all the more vivid and impactful.
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Albert Barnes
On Mark 13:3
18th Century
Theologian
Upon the mount of Olives over against the temple. The Mount of Olives was directly east of Jerusalem, and from it there was a fine view of…
AT Robertson
On Mark 13:3
Over against the temple (κατεναντ του ιερου). In full view of the temple about which they had been speaking.
Privat…
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 13:3
19th Century
Bishop
Opposite the temple.—The view that the position commanded, and which St. Mark alone mentions, made all that followed more vivid an…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 13:3
Between v.2 and v.3 the location shifts. Jesus was now on the Mount of Olives. With him were the four disciples who had been the first to be called…
John Gill
On Mark 13:3
17th Century
Pastor
And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives
On the east of Jerusalem:
over against the temple
Matthew Henry
On Mark 13:1–4
17th Century
Minister
See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps o…