Mark 13:2

Mark 13:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Do you see all these great buildings?” replied Jesus. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

Context of Mark 13:2

1And 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! 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. 3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

Mark 13:2 word by word

Καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· βλέπεις ταύτας τὰς μεγάλας οἰκοδομάς; οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον ὃς οὐ μὴ καταλυθῇ.¶Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Seest thouβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• buildingsοἰκοδομήoikodomē · buildingG3619
• there shallἀφίημιaphiēmi · to release: leaveG863
• ·οὐou · noG3756
• notμήmē · notG3361
• one stoneλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• shallκαταλύωkataluō · to destroy/lodgeG2647

Cross-references for Mark 13:2

• 1 Kings 9:7Then 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 sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
• 2 Chronicles 7:20Then 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 cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
• Jeremiah 26:18Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith Yhwh of Armies; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
• Micah 3:12Therefore 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 of the forest.
• Matthew 24:2And 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.
• Luke 19:41And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it,
• Luke 21:6As 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 thrown down.
• Acts 6:14For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.
• Revelation 11:2But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

Commentaries on Mark 13:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The reply from Jesus surprised the disciples. The great temple complex, which seemed to show strength, permanence, and God’s favor toward the Jewish people, would be completely destroyed. Not one stone here will be left on another: The words of Jesus emphasized the total destruction that would come through the Roman army’s attack on the temple complex (Josephus, Antiquities 6.9.1; 7.1.1.). Some people argue that the prophecy was not fulfilled because a…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. 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" (Mt 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…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings