6:19 “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth 1 and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. 6:20 But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal.
24:3 As 2 he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, his disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things 3 happen? And what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
1 tn The term σής (shs) refers to moths in general. It is specifically the larvae of moths that destroy clothing by eating holes in it (L&N 4.49; BDAG 922 s.v.). See Jas 5:2, which mentions “moth-eaten” clothing.
2 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
3 sn Because the phrase these things is plural, more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.