Mark 13:3

3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Kefa, Ya`akov, Yochanan, and Andrai 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 he went forth out of the temple, one of his talmidim said to him, "Teacher, see what kind of stones and what kind of buildings!"

2 Yeshua said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down."

3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Kefa, Ya`akov, Yochanan, and Andrai asked him privately,

4 "Tell us, when will these things be? What is the sign that these things are all about to be accomplished?"

5 Yeshua, answering, began to tell them, "Be careful that no one leads you astray.