Mark 13:3

3 Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

Mark 13:3 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 13:3

And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives
On the east of Jerusalem:

over against the temple:
where he could have a full view of it; the eastern wall of the temple being lower than the rest; (See Gill on Matthew 24:3).

Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, asked him privately;
apart from the rest of the disciples, they being, especially the first three, his favourites, and very familiar with him.

Mark 13:3 In-Context

1 As Jesus left the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look! What awesome stones and buildings!"

2 Jesus responded, "Do you see these enormous buildings? Not even one stone will be left upon another. All will be demolished."

3 Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

4 "Tell us, when will these things happen? What sign will show that all these things are about to come to an end?"

5 Jesus said, “Watch out that no one deceives you.