John 8:1

The introductory "But" (Gr. de) is only mild and contrasts Jesus’ action with that of most people in the temple courtyard. Some scholars have noted that Jesus spent His nights somewhere on the Mount of Olives during His final Passover celebration (Luke 21:37), but there is no evidence that He did so at other times. [Note: E.g., Ibid., "John," pp. 89-90; Carson, The Gospel . . ., p. 334.] However silence is never a strong argument. Jesus may have stayed there on His other visits to Jerusalem without the evangelists noting it.