Matthew 24:1-2

The Destruction of the Temple

24:1 Now ¹  as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings. ²  24:2 And he said to them, ³  “Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth, ⁴  not one stone will be left on another. ⁵  All will be torn down!” ⁶ 

Luke 21:5-7

The Signs of the End of the Age

21:5 Now ⁷  while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned ⁸  with beautiful stones and offerings, ⁹  Jesus ¹⁰  said, 21:6 “As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another. ¹¹  All will be torn down!” ¹²  21:7 So ¹³  they asked him, ¹⁴  “Teacher, when will these things ¹⁵  happen? And what will be the sign that ¹⁶  these things are about to take place?”

[24:1]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[24:1]  ² sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[24:2]  ³ tn Grk “answering, he said to them.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (ajpokriqei") is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[24:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[24:2]  ⁵ sn With the statement not one stone will be left on another Jesus predicted the total destruction of the temple, something that did occur in a.d. 70.

[24:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “not one stone will be left here on another which will not be thrown down.”

[21:5]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[21:5]  ⁸ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 (15.380-425); J. W. 5.5 (5.184-227) and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[21:5]  ⁹ tn For the translation of ἀνάθημα (anaqhma) as “offering” see L&N 53.18.

[21:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:6]  ¹¹ sn With the statement days will come when not one stone will be left on another Jesus predicted the total destruction of the temple, something that did occur in a.d. 70.

[21:6]  ¹² tn Grk “the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down.”

[21:7]  ¹³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ comments about the temple’s future destruction.

[21:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

[21:7]  ¹⁵ sn Both references to these things are plural, so more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

[21:7]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “when.”