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Selected Verse: Mark 13:2 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 13:2 |
King James |
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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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings?--"Ye call My attention to these things? I have seen them. Ye point to their massive and durable appearance: now listen to their fate."
there shall not be left--"left here" (Mat 24:2).
one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down--Titus ordered the whole city and temple to be demolished [JOSEPHUS, Wars of the Jews, 7.1.1]; Eleazar wished they had all died before seeing that holy city destroyed by enemies' hands, and before the temple was so profanely dug up [Wars of the Jews, 7.8.7]. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
And Jesus
(Mat 24:3) on the Olivet discourse:
(See Scofield) - (Mat 24:3). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Thrown down (καταλυθῇ)
Rather, loosened down. A very graphic word, implying gradual demolition. |
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 shall not be thrown down.
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?