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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 13:5-13

Our Lord Jesus, in reply to their question, sets himself, not so much to satisfy their curiosity as to direct their consciences; leaves them still in the dark concerning the times and seasons, which the father has kept in his own power, and which it was not for them to know; but gives them the cautions which were needful, with reference to the events that should now shortly come to pass. I. They must take heed that they be not deceived by the seducers and imposters that should now shortly... 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 13:8

For nation shall rise against nation ,.... The nations of the world one against another, and the Romans against the Jews, and the Jews against them: and kingdom against kingdom ; which is a synonymous phrase with the former, and what the Jews call, מלות שונות , "different words", expressing the same thing, often used in their commentaries: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places ; of the world: and there shall be famines : especially in Judea, as in the times of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 13:8

The beginnings - For αρχαι , many MSS. and versions have αρχη , the beginning, singular. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-13

Prophetic adumbrations. I. " MATERIAL TEMPLES , POLLUTED BY MEN 'S SINS , MUST PERISH ." II. " THE TEMPLE OF HUMAN MINDS , PURIFIED BY THE DIVINE SPIRIT , WILL ABIDE FOR EVER " (Godwin). III. THE EDUCATION OF ILLUSIONS . (See F. W. Robertson's sermon on 'The Illusiveness of Life!') God in history is God in disguise. To detect his presence is not always easy. Surface and show are constantly taken for truth and reality. IV. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-13

Parallel passages: Matthew 24:1-14 ; Luke 21:5-19 .— Unexpected events, I. PROPHECIES . 1 . Distribution of prophetic intimations. Great diversity of opinion prevails in regard to the predictions contained in this chapter. About one part of it, however, there is unanimity; the early portion contains, as all admit, a prophecy about the destruction of the temple which was literally and actually fulfilled within forty years after it had been uttered. The remainder of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:1-37

Watching. This chapter relates almost exclusively to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Yet in its testimony to the Divine power of foretelling future events, it has its evidential value to all students of the person of our Lord; while its central and simple lesson, " Watch! the day of your Lord's coming ye know not," may be profitably reiterated with frequency in the ears of all. One of the disciples, on passing out of the temple, drew the attention of the Master to the massiveness and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 13:3-13

The witness of the persecuted. It was natural enough that the disciples, when the Lord foretold the destruction of the temple, should wish to know when an event so stupendous and awful should occur. On their way to Bethany at eventide, the little party, composed of Jesus and his four most intimate friends, paused upon the crown of Olivet, and looked back upon the glorious but guilty city, and upon that edifice which was its proudest ornament and beast. The anxious, awed disciples took... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 13:3-8

Mark 13:3-8. As he sat upon the mount of Olives, over against the temple As this mountain stood eastward from the city, it must have been the eastern wall of the temple, fronting that mountain, which the disciples desired their Master to look at, and which, being built from the bottom of the valley to a prodigious height with stones of incredible bulk, firmly compacted together, made a very grand appearance at a distance. (Josephus Antiq., Mark 15:14; Bell., Mark 6:6.) And in Mr. Mede’s... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 13:1-27

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

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