Mark 13:2

Jesus said to him, “ Yes, these buildings that you are looking at [RHQ] are wonderful, but I want to tell you something about them. They will soon be destroyed { Foreign invaders will destroy them} completely, with the result that no stone here in this Temple area will be left on top of another stone.”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

In Context

1While Jesus was leaving the Temple area, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at how marvelous these huge stones in the walls are and how wonderful these buildings are!”

3After they arrived on Olive Tree Hill across the valley from the Temple, Jesus sat down. When Peter, James, John, and Andrew were alone with him, they asked him,

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Cross References

1 Kings 9:7I will remove my Israeli people from the land that I have given to them. I will also abandon this temple that I have set apart/dedicated to be the place where people should worship me. Then people everywhere will despise the people of Israel and make fun of them.

Jeremiah 26:18They said, “◄ Remember/Think about► what Micah, the prophet from Moresheth town, prophesied during the years that Hezekiah was the King of Judah. He told the people of Judah this: ‘This is what the Commander of the armies of angels says: Some day Zion Hill will be plowed like fields are plowed; Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins. There will be a large clump/group of trees on top of the hill where the temple is now.’

Matthew 24:2He said to us, “These buildings that you are looking at [RHQ] are wonderful, but I want to tell you something about them. They will soon be completely destroyed { Foreign invaders will completely destroy them}. Every stone in these buildings will be thrown down {they will throw down every stone in these buildings}. Not one stone will be left {They will not leave one stone} on top of another stone.”

Luke 21:6“ I want to tell you something about these things that you are looking at. They will be destroyed { Foreign invaders will destroy these buildings} completely. Every stone in these buildings will be thrown down {They will throw down every stone in these buildings}. Not one stone will be left {They will not leave one stone} on top of another.”

Revelation 11:2But do not measure the courtyard outside of the temple [DOU], because it has been given { God has given it} to the non-Jewish people. As a result, they will trample Jerusalem city for 42 months.

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:2-5

The Destruction of the Temple Foretold. 1 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! 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when… Read the whole commentary →

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