1Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
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And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
And when he was come nigh, even now 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 that they had seen;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)Though Christ was basely abused in the foregoing chapter, both by the rulers and by the people, yet here we have him still at Jerusalem, still in the temple. How often would he have gathered them ! Observe, I. His retirement in the evening out of the town (John 8:1): He went unto the mount of olives ; whether to some friend’s house, or to some booth pitched there, now at the feast of tabernacles,…
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