Mark 13:1-4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 13:1-4

We may here see, I. How apt many of Christ's own disciples are to idolize things that look great, and have been long looked upon as sacred. They had heard Christ complain of those who had made the temple a den of thieves; and yet, when he quitted it, for the wickedness that remained in it, they court him to be as much in love as they were with the stately structure and adorning of it. One of them said to him, ?Look, Master, what manner of stones, and what buildings are here, Mark 13:1. We... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 13:1-37

Mark 13:1-37 is one of the most difficult chapters in the New Testament for a modern reader to understand. That is because it is one of the most Jewish chapters in the Bible. From beginning to end it is thinking in terms of Jewish history and Jewish ideas. All through it Jesus is using categories and pictures which were very familiar to the Jews of his day, but which are very strange, and indeed, unknown, to many modern readers. Even so, it is not possible to disregard this chapter because... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:1

And as he went out of the temple ,.... The Ethiopic version reads, "as they went out"; Christ and his disciples: for when Christ went out of the temple, the disciples went out with him; or at least very quickly followed him, and came to him, as appears from what follows; though the true reading is, "as he went out": and the Syriac and Persic versions are more express, and read, "as Jesus went out": for having done all he intended to do there, he left it, never more to return to it: one of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:2

And Jesus answering said unto him ,.... The Persic version reads, "unto them"; and so Beza's most ancient copy but as that question is put by one, the reply is made to him: seest thou these great buildings ? how beautiful and strong they are. The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions, add the word all; and the sense is, dost thou take a survey of all these buildings, and of the whole of this stately edifice? and dost thou not admire the strength and grandeur of them? and dost thou not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:3

And as he sat upon the Mount of Olives ,.... On the east of Jerusalem: over against the temple : where he could have a full view of it; the eastern wall of the temple being lower than the rest; See Gill on Matthew 24:3 . Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, asked him privately ; apart from the rest of the disciples, they being, especially the first three, his favourites, and very familiar with him. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:4

Tell us when shall these things be ?.... When the temple will be destroyed, and these fine buildings shall be demolished, and not one of these large stones shall be left upon another: and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled ? And what is the sign of his coming, and of the end of the world, as Matthew relates; See Gill on Matthew 24:3 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:1

See what manner of stones - Josephus says, Ant. b. xv. chap. 11: "That these stones were white and strong, Fifty feet long, Twenty-Four broad, and Sixteen in thickness." If this account can be relied on, well might the disciples be struck with wonder at such a superb edifice, and formed by such immense stones! The principal contents of this chapter are largely explained in the notes on Matt. 24, and to these the reader is requested to refer. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1

And as he went forth out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him Master, behold, what manner, of stones and what manner of buildings! This would be in the evening. According to St. Luke ( Luke 21:37 ), our Lord, during the early part of this week , passed his nights upon the Mount of Olives, taking his food at Bethany with Martha and Mary, and spending his days in the temple at Jerusalem, teaching the people. It is most probable that he left the temple by the golden gate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-2

The downfall of the temple. Our Lord's ministry in the temple was now over. Within those precincts he had taught the teachable, he had rebuked the selfish and profane, he had received the homage of the children, he had healed the afflicted, and he had denounced and warned the unfaithful and the hypocritical. How strange the contrast between the early days, when Jesus had taken his place in the midst of the rabbis, "both hearing them, and asking them questions," and these later days, when... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-2

Temple admiration. In the case of the Jews a natural and venial fault, if not carried to excess. Esteemed the type and pattern of architectural excellence, and one of the wonders of the world. Herod's rebuilding was on a scale of magnificence unknown to their ancestors. The essential features of the temple of Solomon were restored, but these were "surrounded by an inner enclosure of great strength and magnificence, measuring, as nearly as can be made out, one hundred and eighty cubits by... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 13:1-4

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 13:1-37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 13:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-2

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