Mark 13:3

3 And as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and 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 And as He went out of the temple, one of His disciples said unto Him, "Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!"

2 And Jesus answering, said unto him, "Seest thou these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down."

3 And as He sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked Him privately,

4 "Tell us, when shall these things be? And what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?"

5 And Jesus answering them, began to say, "Take heed lest any man deceive you.