Mark 13:1-6

Jesus Foretells Destruction of the Temple

1 1And as he came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!"
2 And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? 2There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down."

Signs of the Close of the Age

3 And as he sat on 3the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, 4Peter and James and John and 5Andrew asked him 6privately,
4 "Tell us, 7when will these things be, and what will be the sign when all these things are about to be accomplished?"
5 And Jesus began to say to them, 8"See that no one leads you astray.
6 9Many will come in my name, saying, 10'I am he!' and they will lead many astray.

Cross References 10

  • 1. For ver. 1-37, see Matthew 24:1-51; Luke 21:5-36
  • 2. Luke 19:44
  • 3. See Matthew 21:1
  • 4. Matthew 17:1
  • 5. Mark 1:16, 29
  • 6. [Mark 4:34]
  • 7. [Acts 1:6, 7]
  • 8. ver. 9, 23, 33; Jeremiah 29:8; Ephesians 5:6; Colossians 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 2:3; 1 John 3:7
  • 9. ver. 22; Jeremiah 14:14; 1 John 2:18
  • 10. See John 8:24
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