KJV King James Version
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.
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Acts 1:12
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
WEB World English Bible
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
ASV American Standard Version
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then did they return to Jerusalem from the mount that is called of Olives, that is near Jerusalem, a sabbath’s journey;
Surrounding context — Acts 1
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.
13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.
14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤότεG5119 · totethenὑπέστρεψανG5290 · hupostrephōto returnεἰςG1519 · eistowardἸερουσαλὴμG2419 · HierousalēmJerusalemἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromὄρουςG3735 · orosmountainτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκαλουμένουG2564 · kaleōto call: callἘλαιῶνος,G1638 · elaiōnOlivetὅG3739 · hos, hēwhichἐστινG1510 · eimito beἐγγὺςG1451 · engusnearἸερουσαλὴμG2419 · HierousalēmJerusalemσαββάτουG4521 · sabbatonSabbathἔχονG2192 · echōto have/beὁδόν.G3598 · hodosroad
Cross-references
Luke 24:52And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:Matthew 21:1And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,Luke 24:50And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.Luke 21:37And 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.Matthew 24:3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?Matthew 26:30And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.Zechariah 14:4And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.John 11:18Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
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