“And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,”
As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John and Andrew asked him privately — the Mount of Olives setting is eschatologically significant (Zechariah 14:4) and provides the physical vantage point from which the temple is visible across the Kidron Valley. The private question is from the inner three (Peter, James, John) plus Andrew — the same group as in the raising of Jairus's daughter. The private asking follows the Mark pattern: public teaching, private clarification.
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