Matthew 24:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 24:1

And Jesus went out - He was going over to the Mount of Olives, Matthew 24:3.The buildings of the temple - The temple itself, with the surrounding courts, porches, and other edifices. See the notes at Matthew 21:12. Mark says that they particularly pointed out the “stones” of the temple, as well as the buildings. “In that temple,” says Josephus, the Jewish historian, “were several stones which were 45 cubits in length, 5 in height, and 6 in breadth;” that is, more than 70 feet long, 10 wide, and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 24:1

Matthew 24:1. And Jesus went out For the last time; and departed from the temple Which he never entered afterward; and his disciples came to him As he was going away; to show him the buildings of the temple To call his attention to the splendid buildings and sumptuous decorations of the place, saying, according to Mark, Master, see what manner of stones and buildings are here! intending to intimate, probably, what a pitiable calamity they thought it that such a grand structure... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 24:1-31

131. The coming crisis (Matthew 24:1-31; Mark 13:1-27; Luke 21:5-28)Through his parables and other teachings, Jesus had spoken a number of times of his going away and his return in glory, which would bring in the climax of the age, the triumph of his kingdom and final judgment. His disciples apparently connected these events with the predicted destruction of Jerusalem. Therefore, when Jesus spoke of the destruction of the temple, his disciples immediately connected this with the return of the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 24:1

went out, &c. Thus marking this (see Mark 13:1 ) as the second of the two prophecies: the former (Luke 21:0 ) being spoken "in the Temple". See App-155 . from = away from. Greek. apo. App-104 . the temple = the Temple courts, the sacred enclosure. See note on Matthew 23:35 . the buildings, &c. These consisted of the courts, halls, colonnades, towers, and "wings". In Luke 21:0 "some" spake of its adornment with goodly stones and gifts. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 24:1

MATT. 24CHRIST FORETELLS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE; SIGNS OF HIS COMING; THE PARABLE OF THE FIG TREE; FAITHFUL AND UNFAITHFUL SERVANTSAnd Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way; and his disciples came to him to show him the buildings of the temple. But he answered and 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. (Matthew 24:1-2)Jesus went out from the temple ... The... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 24:1

Matthew 24:1. And Jesus—departed, &c.— Our Saviour was in the temple, speaking to a mixed audience of his disciples and the multitude, when he uttered that pathetic lamentation at the close of the preceding chapter; wherein he has left to his disciples a generous and amiable pattern of a patriot spirit; and whence we see how contrary to truth is the insinuation of a noble writer, that there is nothing in the Gospels to recommend and encourage the love of one's country. Such a resolution as... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 24:1

The connective "and" (NASB, Gr. kai) ties what follows to Jesus’ preceding denunciation of the generation of Jews that rejected Him and the divine judgment that would follow (Matthew 23:36-39). However the "apocalyptic" or "eschatological" discourse that He proceeded to give was not merely an extension of the address in chapter 23. This is clear because the setting, audience, and major themes changed. There is some continuity of subject matter but not enough to justify viewing chapters 23-25 as... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Matthew 24:1-3

1. The setting of these revelations 24:1-3 (cf. Mark 13:1-4; Luke 21:5-7) read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Matthew 24:1

24:1 temple, (i-10) temple. (i-26) Hieron , the whole system of buildings. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 24:1-51

The Destruction of Jerusalem and the End of the World Foretold1. Jesus went out] RV ’Jesus went out from the temple, and was going on his way, and his disciples,’ etc.The buildings] The magnificent buildings, a mass of marble and gold, were not yet finished (see John 2:20). The rabbis said, ’He who has not seen the temple of Herod, has never seen a beautiful building. The sanctuary was made of green and white marble... Herod intended to have the building covered with gold, but the rabbis... read more

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