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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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	Τότε Tote	G5119	the when · adverb
they	ὑπέστρεψαν hupestrepsan	G5290	to turn under (behind) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
unto	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Jerusalem	Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ierousalēm	G2419	Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem) · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
mount	ὄρους orous	G3735	perhaps akin to G142 (αἴρω) · noun — genitive singular neuter
called	καλουμένου kaloumenou	G2564	to "call" (properly · verb — present passive participle, genitive singular neuter
Olivet	Ἐλαιῶνος, Elaiōnos	G1638	an olive-orchard · noun — genitive singular masculine, a place
which	ὅ ho	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular neuter
is	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
from	ἐγγὺς engus	G1451	akin to the base of G43 (ἀγκάλη)) · preposition
Jerusalem	Ἰερουσαλὴμ Ierousalēm	G2419	Hierusalem (i.e. Jerushalem) · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
day	σαββάτου sabbatou	G4521	the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath) · noun — genitive singular neuter
s	ἔχον echon	G2192	to hold (used in very various applications · verb — present active participle, nominative singular neuter
journey	ὁδόν. hodon	G3598	a road · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Luke 24:52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Matthew 21:1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,
Luke 24:50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
Zechariah 14:4 And 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 i…
Matthew 24:3 And 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 b…
Matthew 26:30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Luke 21:37 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.
John 11:18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:12-14

We are here told, I. Whence Christ ascended - from the mount of Olives (Act 1:12), from that part of it where the town of Bethany stood, Luk 24:50. There he began his sufferings (Luk 22:39), and therefore there he rolled away the reproach of them by his glorious ascension, and thus showed that his passion and his ascension had the same reference and tendency. Thus would he enter upon his kingdom in the sight of Jerusalem, and of those undutiful ungrateful citizens of his that would not have him to reign over them. It was prophesied of him (Zac 14:4), That his feet should stand upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem, should stand last there; and presently it follows, The mount of…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:12

RETURN OF THE ELEVEN TO JERUSALEM--PROCEEDINGS IN THE UPPER ROOM TILL PENTECOST. (Act 1:12-26) a sabbath day's journey--about two thousand cubits.

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:12

A Sabbath day's journey - See the difficulties in this verse explained in the note on Luk 24:50 (note). A Sabbath day's journey was seven furlongs and a half. Olivet was but five furlongs from Jerusalem; and Bethany was fifteen. The first region or tract of Mount Olivet, which was called Bethany, was distant from the city a Sabbath day's journey, or seven furlongs and a half; and the same distance did that tract called Bethphage extend from the city. When, therefore; our Lord came to the place where these two tracts touched each other, he there ascended, which place was distant from Jerusalem a Sabbath day's journey, as St. Luke here remarks. See the notes referred to above.

John Gill on Acts 1:12

Then returned they unto Jerusalem,.... With great joy, after the angels had told them that he should come again in like manner: from the mount called Olivet; which was on the east side of Jerusalem, a mountain Christ much frequented, and from whence he ascended to heaven. This is the hill which in 1 Kings 11:7 is said to be "before Jerusalem"; and accordingly Jarchi interprets it of the Mount of Olives; and in Zechariah 14:4 it is expressly said to be "before Jerusalem on the east"; hence, when our Lord sat upon it, he is said to be over against the temple, Mark 13:3. It has its name from the multitude of olive trees which grew upon it: it is by the Jewish writers sometimes called , "the Mo…

The Church Fathers

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet. Our Lord and Savior, having conquered the prince of darkness, leads the faithful to a place of peace and light. Rightly he ascended the mount of blessing, promising the holy Spirit, whose anointing teaches us about everything.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

One mile, which was the distance of the Sabbath's journey, as Origen says in the fifth Homily, was two thousand cubits. And moreover the holy tent and the ark occupied this same space before the encampment, and from that distance they encamped. The distance permitted those who worshipped the holy tent to walk on the Sabbath.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

"Then Returned They," it is said: namely, when they had heard. For they could not have borne it, if the angel had not referred them to another Coming. It seems to me, that it was also on a sabbath-day that these things took place; for he would not thus have specified the distance, saying, "from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey," unless they were then going on the sabbath-day a certain definite distance. So that there was no long way to go, to be a cause of alarm to them while yet trembling and fearful.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 3

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Dictionary and topics

Bartholomew — Son of Tolmai, one of the twelve apostles (Matt. 10:3; Acts 1:13); generally supposed to have been the same as Nathanael. In the synoptic gospels Philip and Bartholomew are always mentioned together,…
Journey — (1.) A day’s journey in the East is from 16 to 20 miles (Num. 11:31). (2.) A Sabbath-day’s journey is 2,000 paces or yards from the city walls (Acts 1:12). According to Jewish tradition, it was the…
Olives, Mount Of — “The Mount of Olives” occurs in the Old Testament in (Zechariah 14:4) only. In (2 Samuel 15:30) it is called “Olivet;” in other places simply “the mount,” (Nehemiah 8:15) “the mount facing Jerusalem”…
Olivet — (place of olives). (2 Samuel 15:30; Acts 1:12) [Olives, Mount Of, Mount, Mount, Mountain OF]
Olves, Mount of — So called from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed, is a mountain ridge on the east of Jerusalem (1 Kings 11:7; Ezek. 11:23; Zech. 14:4), from which it is separated by the valley of…
Sabbath day’s journey — Supposed to be a distance of 2,000 cubits, or less than half-a-mile, the distance to which, according to Jewish tradition, it was allowable to travel on the Sabbath day without violating the law…
Sabbathdays Journey — (Acts 1:12) The law as regards travel on the Sabbath is found in (Exodus 16:29) As some departure from a man’s own place was unavoidable, it was thought necessary to determine the allowable amount,…
Weights And Measures — A. WEIGHTS.—The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all doubtful points. All ancient Greek systems of weight were derived, either…
Ascension · Of Jesus — Of Jesus
Ascension Of Christ, The · From Mount Olivet — From Mount Olivet

Acts 1:12

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:12-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:12

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:12

John Gill on Acts 1:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 1:12

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 1:12-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 1:12

Adam Clarke on Acts 1:12

John Gill on Acts 1:12

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 1:12-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 1:12