Footnotes

1. Matthew 24:1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
2. Matthew 24:1 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. Matthew 24:2 tn Grk “answering, he said to them.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokritheis) is redundant in English and has not been translated.
4. Matthew 24:2 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amēn), I say to you.”
5. Matthew 24:2 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.
6. Matthew 24:2 tn Grk “not one stone will be left here on a stone which will not be thrown down.”
7. Matthew 24:3 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
8. Matthew 24:3 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.
9. Matthew 24:4 tn Grk “answering, Jesus said to them.” This is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
10. Matthew 24:4 tn Or “Be on guard.”