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Matthew 24:1
As Jesus left the temple and was walking away, His disciples came up to Him to point out its buildings.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus walks away from the Jerusalem temple while His disciples approach Him to point out its buildings. This moment immediately precedes His declaration that not one stone will be left on another.
The words — ἐξελθὼν (exelthōn) means "having gone forth" and ἱεροῦ (hi'erou) translates to "temple," anchoring the scene in the physical departure from the sanctuary.
The thread — Mark 13:1 parallels this moment as Jesus leaves the temple while a disciple highlights its magnificent stones. Luke 21:5 records disciples remarking on the temple's beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, while Ezekiel 8:6 describes ongoing idolatry within the sanctuary that drives God's presence away.
Why it lands — It places human admiration for religious architecture immediately before a prophecy of total destruction, demanding that attention remain fixed on Christ's words rather than on physical structures.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
Cross-references
- Mark 13:1 As Jesus was leaving the temple, one of His disciples said to Him, “Teacher, look at the magnificent stones and buildings!”
- Ezekiel 8:6 “Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
- Luke 21:5 As some of the disciples were remarking how the temple was adorned with beautiful stones and consecrated gifts, Jesus said,
- Jeremiah 6:8 Be forewarned, O Jerusalem, or I will turn away from you; I will make you a desolation, a land without inhabitant.”
- Matthew 21:23 When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
- Matthew 23:39 For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”
- John 2:20 “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”
- Hosea 9:12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!
- Ezekiel 10:17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.
- Ezekiel 11:22 Then the cherubim, with the wheels beside them, spread their wings, and the glory of the God of Israel was above them.