Luke 21:38

38 And all the people were getting up very early in the morning [to come] to him in the temple [courts] to listen to him.

Luke 21:38 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:38

And all the people came early in the morning
Not all the people in Jerusalem, every inhabitant of the city; this word "all", is often to be taken with a restriction, and here it designs a large number; the Persic version renders it, "vast multitudes": these, some out of curiosity, and others from a real love to him, and his ministry, rose betimes, and came early, to him in the temple, to hear him;
which is said, in commendation of Christ's hearers, and is worthy of imitation; as the former verse is a commendation of the preacher, in his constancy and diligence in his work, and following it with his prayers.

Luke 21:38 In-Context

36 But be alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these [things] [that] are going to happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."

37 So [throughout] the days he was teaching in the temple [courts], and [throughout] the nights he was going out [and] spending the night on the hill that is called [the Mount] of Olives.

38 And all the people were getting up very early in the morning [to come] to him in the temple [courts] to listen to him.

Footnotes

• [a]. *The words "[to come]" are not in the Greek text but are implied
• [b]. *Here "[courts]" is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself