And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
What does Mark 13:3 mean?
See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart.
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Keep this verse inside Mark 13:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Andrew Person
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Manliness, a Greek name; one of the apostles of our Lord. He was of Bethsaida in Galilee ( John 1:44 ), and was the brother of Simon Peter ( Matt. 4:18 ; 10:2 ).
- James Person
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(1. ) The son of Zebedee and Salome; an elder brother of John the apostle. He was one of the twelve. He was by trade a fisherman, in partnership with Peter ( Matt. 20:20 ; 27:56 ).
- John Person
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(1. ) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John ( Acts 4:6 ). He was of the kindred of the high priest; otherwise unknown. (2. ) The Hebrew name of Mark (q. v. ).
- Mount of Olives Place
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Biblical hill. Modern identification: Mount of Olives.
- Peter Person
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Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i. e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona ( Matt. 16:17 ). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture.