Luke 21:5

Destruction of the Temple Predicted

5 As some were talking about the temple complex, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God,^[a] He said,

Luke 21:5 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 21:5

And as some spake of the temple
These were the disciples; Mark says, one of them; but it seems there were more than one; one might begin the discourse, and others join him: how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts;
(See Gill on Matthew 24:1). he said;
what follows. This was as he went out of the temple.

Luke 21:5 In-Context

3 "I tell you the truth," He said. "This poor widow has put in more than all of them.

4 For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on."

5 As some were talking about the temple complex, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, He said,

6 "These things that you see-the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down!"

7 "Teacher," they asked Him, "so when will these things be? And what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?"

Footnotes

• [a] Gifts given to the temple in fulfillment of vows to God