But when you shall see.—See Notes on Matthew 24:15-28.

Standing where it ought not.—St. …

Glossa Ordinaria: After speaking of the things that were to happen before the destruction of the city, the Lord now foretells …

(14a) This is one of the most difficult verses in Mark’s gospel if not in the entire NT. The key phrase is “abomination that cause…

But woe to them that are with child
Who because of their burdens, would be very unfit for, and very incapable of fle…

The Jews, by rebelling against the Romans and persecuting the Christians, hastened their own ruin swiftly. Here we have a prediction of that ruin, …