King James Version
Luke 21:37 in the King James Version says “And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the m...” — study this verse from Luke chapter 21 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.”
Luke 21:37 · KJV
For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth.
Watch ye therefore, and pray always , that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.
And all the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, for to hear him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in the day time”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
“the temple”
G2411a sacred place, i.e., the entire precincts (whereas g3485 denotes the central sanctuary itself) of the temple (at jerusalem or elsewhere)
“in”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“that is called”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
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