Mark 13:2

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.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς Iēsous	G2424	Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
answering	ἀποκρίνομαι apokrínomai	G611	to conclude for oneself
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
him	αὐτῷ· autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
Seest thou	βλέπεις blepeis	G991	to look at (literally or figuratively) · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person singular
these	ταύτας tautas	G3778	the he (she or it) · demonstrative pronoun — accusative plural feminine
great	μεγάλας megalas	G3173	big (literally or figuratively · adjective — accusative plural feminine
buildings	οἰκοδομάς; oikodomas	G3619	architecture · noun — accusative plural feminine
there shall	ἀφεθῇ aphethēa	G863	an intensive form of · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
be left	ἀφίημι aphíēmi	G863	an intensive form of
one stone	λίθος lithos	G3037	a stone (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative singular masculine
upon	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
another	λίθον lithon	G3037	a stone (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular masculine
that	ὃς hos	G3739	the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun · relative pronoun — nominative singular masculine
shall	καταλυθῇ.¶ kataluthēa	G2647	to loosen down (disintegrate) · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person singular
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
be thrown down	καταλύω katalýō	G2647	to loosen down (disintegrate)

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Cross-references

Luke 21:6 As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thro…
Matthew 24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shal…
1 Kings 9:7-8 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my…
Jeremiah 26:18 Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of…
Micah 3:12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places…
2 Chronicles 7:20-21 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I c…
Luke 19:41-44 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
Acts 6:14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:1-4

We may here see, I. How apt many of Christ's own disciples are to idolize things that look great, and have been long looked upon as sacred. They had heard Christ complain of those who had made the temple a den of thieves; and yet, when he quitted it, for the wickedness that remained in it, they court him to be as much in love as they were with the stately structure and adorning of it. One of them said to him, "Look, Master, what manner of stones, and what buildings are here, Mar 13:1. We never saw the like in Galilee; O do not leave this fine place." II. How little Christ values external pomp, where there is not real purity; "Seest thou these great buildings" (saith Christ), "and admirest th…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 13:1

See what manner of stones - Josephus says, Ant. b. xv. chap. 11: "That these stones were white and strong, Fifty feet long, Twenty-Four broad, and Sixteen in thickness." If this account can be relied on, well might the disciples be struck with wonder at such a superb edifice, and formed by such immense stones! The principal contents of this chapter are largely explained in the notes on Matt. 24, and to these the reader is requested to refer.

John Gill on Mark 13:2

And Jesus answering said unto him,.... The Persic version reads, "unto them"; and so Beza's most ancient copy but as that question is put by one, the reply is made to him: seest thou these great buildings? how beautiful and strong they are. The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions, add the word all; and the sense is, dost thou take a survey of all these buildings, and of the whole of this stately edifice? and dost thou not admire the strength and grandeur of them? and dost thou not think they will be of long duration, and that the demolition of them is scarcely possible? There shall not be left one stone upon another. The Syriac and Arabic versions add, "here": as in Matthew 24:9, and so it…

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John Calvin on Mark 13:1-8

The Church Fathers

Antichrist will come at such a time as there shall not be left of the temple of the Jews "one stone upon another," to quote the sentence pronounced by the Savior. For it is not until all the stones are overthrown, whether by the decay of age, or through being pulled down for building material or in consequence of this or that other happening, and I do not mean merely the stones of the outer walls, but the floor of the inner temple where the cherubim were, that Antichrist will come "with all signs and lying wonders" treating all the idols with disdain.
— Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 15:15

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Dictionary and topics

Prophecy — Or prediction, was one of the functions of the prophet. It has been defined as a “miracle of knowledge, a declaration or description or representation of something future, beyond the power of human…
Wall — Cities were surrounded by walls, as distinguished from “unwalled villages” (Ezek. 38:11; Lev. 25:29-34). They were made thick and strong (Num. 13:28; Deut. 3:5). Among the Jews walls were built of…
Temple, The Second · Christ: Predicted its destruction — Christ: Predicted its destruction

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:1-4

Adam Clarke on Mark 13:1

John Gill on Mark 13:2

John Calvin on Mark 13:1-8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 13:1-4

Adam Clarke on Mark 13:1

John Gill on Mark 13:2

John Calvin on Mark 13:1-8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 13:2