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A Linked Catastrophe
The disciples asked their question assuming that the destruction of the temple and the end of the world were the same event. Commentators explain that they saw these two massive events as happening simultaneously, which is why they asked for a single sign for 'all these things.' Understanding their assumption is key to interpreting Jesus's complex answer.
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AT Robertson
On Mark 13:4
Tell us, when shall these things be? (Ειπον ημιν ποτε ταυτα εσται; ). The Revised Version punctuates it as a direct question, but …
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 13:4
19th Century
Bishop
When shall these things be?—Note, as, perhaps, characteristic of a Gospel written for Gentiles, the use of the vaguer wor…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 13:4
Between v.2 and v.3 the location shifts. Jesus was now on the Mount of Olives. With him were the four disciples who had been the first to be called…
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John Gill
On Mark 13:4
17th Century
Pastor
Tell us when shall these things be ?
&c.] When the temple will be destroyed, and these fine buildings shall be demol…
Matthew Henry
On Mark 13:1–4
17th Century
Minister
See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not real purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls, and weeps o…