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Acts 1:12

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10 They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.

11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.

13 When they arrived, they went to the upper room where they were staying: Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.

14 With one accord they all continued in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

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BSB
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
KJV
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.
WEB
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mountain called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
ASV
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day`s journey off.
DARBY
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called [the mount] of Olives, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey off.
BLB
Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, holding a Sabbath’s journey.
ÅB
Da vendte de tilbake til Jerusalem fra det berg som kalles Oljeberget og ligger nær ved Jerusalem, en sabbatsreise derfra.
OTB
Da vendte de tilbake til Jerusalem fra høyden kalt Oljeberget, som er nær Jerusalem, en sabbatsreise unna.
B1930
Da vendte de tilbake til Jerusalem fra det berg som kalles Oljeberget og ligger nær ved Jerusalem, en sabbatsreise derfra.

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  • Luke 24:52

    And they worshiped Him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy,

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  • Matthew 21:1

    As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent out two disciples,

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  • Luke 24:50

    When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

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  • Luke 21:37

    Every day Jesus taught at the temple, but every evening He went out to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.

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  • Zechariah 14:4

    On that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, east of Jerusalem, and the Mount of Olives will be split in two from east to west, forming a great valley, with half the mountain moving to the north and half to the south.

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  • Matthew 26:30

    And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

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  • Matthew 24:3

    While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately. “Tell us,” they said, “when will these things happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?”

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  • John 11:18

    Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

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