Mark 13:1

As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”

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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

2“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”

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Cross References

Ezekiel 7:20His beautiful ornaments they transformed into pride and used them to fashion their vile images and detestable idols. Therefore I will make these into something unclean for them.

Ezekiel 10:4Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD.

Ezekiel 11:22Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.

Matthew 24:1As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.

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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