Luke 21:5-6
Legacy Standard Bible
5 (A)And while some were talking about the temple, that it had been adorned with beautiful stones and dedicated gifts, He said, 6 “As for these things which you are looking at, the days will come in which (B)there will not be left one stone upon another which will not be torn down.”
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Luke 21:5-6
New English Translation
The Signs of the End of the Age
5 Now[a] while some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned[b] with beautiful stones and offerings,[c] Jesus[d] said, 6 “As for these things that you are gazing at, the days will come when not one stone will be left on another.[e] All will be torn down!”[f]
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- Luke 21:5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
- Luke 21:5 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.
- Luke 21:5 tn For the translation of ἀνάθημα (anathēma) as “offering” see L&N 53.18.
- Luke 21:5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Luke 21:6 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.
- Luke 21:6 tn Grk “the days will come when not one stone will be left on another that will not be thrown down.”
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