Mark 13:3

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“While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,”

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BSBPD

“While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And as he sat on the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And as he is sitting at the mount of the Olives, over-against the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, were questioning him by himself,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 13:3 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 13:10Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
  2. Matthew 13:36Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
  3. Matthew 17:1After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
  4. Matthew 21:1As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,
  5. Matthew 24:3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”
  6. Mark 1:16As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
  7. Mark 4:34He did not tell them anything without using a parable. But privately He explained everything to His own disciples.
  8. Mark 5:37And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
  9. Mark 9:2After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
  10. Mark 10:35Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
  11. Mark 14:33He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
  12. John 1:40Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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