Mark 13:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.””

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BSBPD

““Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Jesus answering said to him, `Seest thou these great buildings? there may not be left a stone upon a stone, that may not be thrown down.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 13:2 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.
  2. 2 Chronicles 7:20then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
  3. Jeremiah 26:18“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’
  4. Micah 3:12Therefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.
  5. Matthew 24:2“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  6. Luke 19:41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
  7. Luke 21:6“As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
  8. Acts 6:14For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
  9. Revelation 11:2But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.

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