Matthew 24:2
in Matthew 24“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.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
But he answered and said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
KJV
And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
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This verse in Matthew 24
Commentary
3 notes on this verseSee ye not all these things? - The common text, and many manuscripts, have ου βλεπετε, Do ye not see, or consider? But the negative particle is omitted by several excellent manuscripts, by the Coptic, Sahidic, Armenian, Ethiopic, Slavonic, Vulgate, and Itala versions, and by some of the primitive fathers, who all read it thus, see, or consider all these things.
This site's exposition
shew him the buildings of the temple
on Matthew 24:1-2
Jesus had just departed from the temple when the disciples pointed out its buildings, Herod's expansion faced with white stone blocks so immense that Josephus records some measuring over forty feet in length. His answer names the destruction outright, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, and Barnes reads it as fulfilled with terrible precision when Titus burned the sanctuary in AD 70 even against his own order to spare it. The saying concerns the temple structure itself rather than the retaining wall stones that still stand today, a distinction the commentators draw carefully so the prophecy is not read against the modern Western Wall.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
There shall not be left one stone upon another - This was most punctually fulfilled; for after the temple was burnt, Titus, the Roman general, ordered the very foundations of it to be dug up; after which the ground on which it stood was ploughed up by Turnus Rufus.
The words behind it
22 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheis | answering | G611 → | 231 times |
| εἶπεν | eipen | He said | G2036 → | 925 times |
| αὐτοῖς· | autois | to them; | G846 → | 5565 times |
| οὐ | ou | Not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| βλέπετε | blepete | do you see | G991 → | 132 times |
| ταῦτα | tauta | these things | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| πάντα; | panta | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ἀμὴν | amen | Amen | G281 → | 127 times |
| λέγω | lego | I say | G3004 → | 1325 times |
| ὑμῖν· | humin | to you; | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| οὐ | ou | certainly | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| μὴ | me | not even | G3361 → | 1066 times |
| ἀφεθῇ | aphethea | may be left | G863 → | 143 times |
| ὧδε | hode | here | G5602 → | 61 times |
| λίθος | lithos | stone | G3037 → | 58 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon | G1909 → | 883 times |
| λίθον | lithon | stone | G3037 → | 58 times |
| ὃς | hos | which | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| καταλυθήσεται.¶ | kataluthesetai | will be thrown down. | G2647 → | 17 times |
Ὁ<the>
hoG3588 →19766 times
δὲAnd
deG1161 →2765 times
ἀποκριθεὶςanswering
apokritheisG611 →231 times
εἶπενHe said
eipenG2036 →925 times
αὐτοῖς·to them;
autoisG846 →5565 times
οὐNot
ouG3756 →1664 times
βλέπετεdo you see
blepeteG991 →132 times
ταῦταthese things
tautaG3778 →1381 times
πάντα;all
pantaG3956 →1235 times
ἀμὴνAmen
amenG281 →127 times
λέγωI say
legoG3004 →1325 times
ὑμῖν·to you;
huminG4771 →2973 times
οὐcertainly
ouG3756 →1664 times
μὴnot even
meG3361 →1066 times
ἀφεθῇmay be left
aphetheaG863 →143 times
ὧδεhere
hodeG5602 →61 times
λίθοςstone
lithosG3037 →58 times
ἐπὶupon
epiG1909 →883 times
λίθονstone
lithonG3037 →58 times
ὃςwhich
hosG3739 →1405 times
οὐnot
ouG3756 →1664 times
καταλυθήσεται.¶will be thrown down.
kataluthesetaiG2647 →17 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 19:44They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
it leads to
- Luke 13:34–35
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you…
- 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.”
- Lamentations 1:8
Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.
- John 3:18–21
Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
- 1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
- Luke 13:34–35
Through
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.
it leads to
- 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…
- Jeremiah 26:18
Through
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…
it leads to
- Nehemiah 4:2
before his associates and the army of Samaria, saying, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Can they restore the wall by themselves? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they complete it in a day? Can…
- Zechariah 8:3
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be…
- Nehemiah 4:2
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Gospels; Flavius Josephus, Wars of the Jews and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament.