Mark 13:1

Jesus and his followers left the Temple, and one of the followers said, “Teacher, look at these lovely buildings, and see how big those stones are.”

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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

2Jesus said, “Yes, take a good look at this big building. Later on, it will not be here, it will be just a pile of broken stones on the ground.”

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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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