Luke 21:37

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 21:37 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet.
Luke 21:37 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
37And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And in the day time he was teaching in the temple, etc.] That is, Jesus, as the Persic version expresses it; his constant method every day, till the feast of passover came, was to go up to the temple, and there openly and freely preach the Gospel to the people, who resorted thither in great numbers, for that purpose: and at night he went out; of the temple, and out of the city: and abode in the mount that is called the Mount of Olives; very likely to pray, both for himself and for his disciples, his time with them being short.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“in the daytime--of this His last week. abode in the mount--that is, at Bethany (Mat 21:17). Next: Luke Chapter 22”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the notes at Matthew 21:17. Came early in the morning - He returned early from the Mount of Olives, and taught in the temple. Our Saviour did not waste his mornings in idleness or sleep. He rose early and repaired to the temple. The people, also, flocked to the sanctuary to hear him. This example is at once an encouragement to early rising and to the early worship of God. It is a reproof of those who spend the part of the day best fitted for devotion in unnecessary sleep; and it shows the propriety, where it can be done, of assembling early in the morning for prayer and the worship of God. Early prayer-meetings have the countenance of the Saviour, and will be found to be eminently…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now by day - In the day time, he was teaching in the temple - This shows how our Lord employed his time after coming to Jerusalem: but it is not said, he was this day in the temple, and next morning the people came. It does not therefore by any means imply, that he came any more after this into the temple. Luke 21:38”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the day time: Luk 22:39; Mat 21:17; Mar 11:12; Joh 12:1 mount: Luk 19:37; Zac 14:4; Mat 26:30; Act 1:12 Luke 21:38”
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