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Luke 21:5-6
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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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  1. Luke 21:5 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
  2. 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.
  3. Luke 21:5 tn For the translation of ἀνάθημα (anathēma) as “offering” see L&N 53.18.
  4. Luke 21:5 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  5. 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.
  6. 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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Luke 21:5-6
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5 As some were talking about the temple and how it was decorated with beautiful stones and gifts, he said, 6 “As for these things which you see, the days will come, in which there will not be left here one stone on another that will not be thrown down.”

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