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Mark 13:2
“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to the disciples immediately after exiting the temple, answering the disciple who pointed out the magnificent stones and buildings.
The words — ἀποκριθεὶς (apokritheis) translates literally as "answering," and βλέπεις (blepeis) means "you see," anchoring Jesus' response directly to the disciple's visual observation.
The thread — The prediction of complete structural collapse runs parallel to Matthew 24:2 and Luke 21:6, while recalling the covenant judgment warning in 1 Kings 9:7.
Why it lands — The text states that no stone will remain on another, establishing that human achievement is vulnerable to judgment and requiring the reader to assess what they build their trust upon.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- Luke 21:6 “As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- Matthew 24:2 “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- 1 Kings 9:7 then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
- Jeremiah 26:18 “Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
- Micah 3:12 Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
- 2 Chronicles 7:20 then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
- Luke 19:41 As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- Acts 6:14 For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
- Revelation 11:2 But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.