Mark 13:1

And as he was departing from the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, observe these fine stones and fine structures.”

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And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

In Context

2And in response, Jesus said to him: “Do you see all these great buildings? There shall not be left stone upon stone, which is not torn down.”

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Cross References

Ezekiel 7:20And they have set arrogance as the ornament of their necklaces, and they have made images of their abominations and graven idols. Because of this, I have let it be an uncleanness for them.

Ezekiel 10:4And the glory of the Lord was lifted up, from above the cherubim, to the threshold of the house. And the house was filled with the cloud. And the court was filled with the splendor of the glory of the Lord.

Ezekiel 11:22And the cherubim lifted up their wings, and the wheels with them. And the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

Matthew 24:1And Jesus departed from the temple and went away. And his disciples approached him, so as to show him the buildings of the temple.

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:1

We have here the substance of that prophetical sermon which our Lord Jesus preached, pointing at the destruction of Jerusalem, and the consummation of all things; it was one of the last of his sermons, and not ad populum —to the people, but ad clerum —to the clergy; it was private, preached only to four of his disciples, with whom his secret was. Here is, I. The occasion of his prediction—his disciples' admiring the building of the temple ( ver. 1, 2 ), and their enquiry concerning the time of the desolation of… Read the whole commentary →

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