Mark 13 · Verse 2

Mark 13:2

And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Mark 13:2, King James Version

Mark 13:2 in other translations

BSB“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
WEBJesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.”
ASVAnd Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.
YLTand Jesus answering said to him, ‘Seest thou these great buildings? there may not be left a stone upon a stone, that may not be thrown down.'
DARBYAnd Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? not a stone shall be left upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down.
BBEAnd Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? there is not one stone here resting on another which will not be overturned.
WebsterAnd Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

What does Mark 13:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings?--"Ye call My attention to these things? I have seen them. Ye point to their massive and durable appearance: now listen to their fate." there shall not be left--"left here" (Mt 24:2). one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down--Titus ordered the whole city and temple to be demolished [Josephus, Wars of the Jews, 7.1.1]; Eleazar wished they had all died before seeing that holy city destroyed by enemies' hands, and before the temple was so profanely dug up [Wars of the Jews, 7.8.7].

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 2.

(b) "great buildings" Lk 19:44

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 13:1-4

See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps over them, but we do not find him look with pity upon the ruin of a fine house. Let us then be reminded how needful it is for us to have a more lasting abode in heaven, and to be prepared for it by the influences of the Holy Spirit, sought in the earnest use of all the…

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Mark 13:2 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
ὁho<the>G3588
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424
εἶπενeipensaidG2036
αὐτῷ·autōto him;G846
βλέπειςblepeisSee youG991
ταύταςtautastheseG3778
τὰςtas<the>G3588
μεγάλαςmegalasgreatG3173
οἰκοδομάς;oikodomasbuildings?G3619
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
ἀφεθῇaphethēamay be leftG863
ὧδεhōdehereG5602
λίθοςlithosstoneG3037
ἐπὶepiuponG1909
λίθονlithonstoneG3037
ὃςhoswhichG3739
οὐoucertainlyG3756
μὴmēnotG3361
καταλυθῇ.¶kataluthēamay be thrown down.G2647

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Cross references for Mark 13:2

  • Luke 21:6

    As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

  • Matthew 24:2

    And Jesus 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.

  • Micah 3:12

    Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

  • Jeremiah 26:18

    Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

  • 1 Kings 9:7-8

    Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?

  • Luke 19:41-44

    And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:20-21

    Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations. And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

  • Acts 6:14

    For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us.

  • Revelation 11:2

    But the court which is without the temple leave out, and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months.

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1Ki 9:7,8; 2Ch 7:20,21; Jer 26:18; Mic 3:12; Mt 24:2; Lu 19:41-44
Lu 21:6; Ac 6:14; Re 11:2

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Context

  • Mark 13:1

    And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!

  • Mark 13:2

    And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

  • Mark 13:3

    And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

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Mark 13:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jesús respondiendo, le dijo: ¿Ves estos grandes edificios? no quedará piedra sobre piedra que no sea derribada.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Jésus, répondant, lui dit: Tu vois ces grands bâtiments? il ne sera point laissé pierre sur pierre qui ne soit jetée à bas!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jesus antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Siehst du diese großen Gebäude? Es wird nicht ein Stein auf dem anderen gelassen werden, der nicht abgebrochen werden wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et respondens Jesus, ait illi: Vides has omnes magnas ædificationes? Non relinquetur lapis super lapidem, qui non destruatur.