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OET (OET-RV)ButYeshuaresponded, “Yes, incredible buildings, but the time will come when they’re torn down—not a single piece ofstone will be left sitting in its place.”
Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULTAnd Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? A stone upon a stone will certainly not be left here, which will certainly not be torn down.”
USTJesus said to him, “Yes, these buildings that you are looking at are wonderful, but I want to tell you something about them. Foreign invaders will destroy them completely, with the result that no stone here in this temple area will be left on top of another stone.”
BSB § “Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
BLBAnd Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone shall be left here upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down."
AICNTAnd Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here a stone upon a stone that will not be torn down.”
OEB‘Do you see these great buildings?’ asked Jesus. ‘Not a single stone will be left here on another, which will not be thrown down.’
WEBBEJesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.”
WMBBYeshua said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone on another, which will not be thrown down.”
NETJesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left on another. All will be torn down!”
LSVAnd Jesus answering said to him, “See these great buildings? There may not be left a stone on a stone that may not be thrown down.”
FBV“You see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone will be left on top of another. Everything will be torn down.”
TCNTJesus [fn]answered him, “Do yoʋ see these great buildings? There will certainly not be[fn]left one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”
T4TJesus said to him, “Yes, these buildings that you are looking at[RHQ]are wonderful, but I want to tell you something about them. They will soon be destroyed {Foreign invaders will destroy them} completely, with the result that no stone here in this Temple area will be left on top of another stone.”
LEBAnd Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left here on another stone that will not be thrown down!” ¶
BBEAnd Jesus said to him, Do you see these great buildings? there is not one stone here resting on another which will not be overturned.
Wymth"You see all these great buildings?" Jesus replied; "not one stone will be left here upon another—not thrown down."
ASVAnd 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.
DRAAnd Jesus answering, said to him: Seest thou all these great buildings? There shall not be left a stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down.
YLTand 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.'
DrbyAnd Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? not a stone shall be left upon a stone, which shall not be thrown down.
RVAnd 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.
WbstrAnd Jesus answering said to him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
KJB-1769And 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. (And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou/you these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.)
KJB-1611And Iesus answering, said vnto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone vpon an other, that shal not be throwen downe. (And Yesus/Yeshua answering, said unto him, Seest thou/you these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon an other, that shall not be thrown down.)
BshpsAnd Iesus aunswered, & sayde vnto hym: Seest thou these great buildynges? There shall not be left one stone vpon another, that shall not be throwen downe. (And Yesus/Yeshua answered, and said unto him: Seest thou/you these great buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.)
GnvaThen Iesus answered and saide vnto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone vpon a stone, that shall not be throwen downe. (Then Yesus/Yeshua answered and said unto him, Seest thou/you these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon a stone, that shall not be thrown down. )
CvdlAnd Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: Seist thou all this greate buyldinge? There shal not one stone be left vpo another, yt shal not be broken downe. (And Yesus/Yeshua answered and said unto him: Seist thou/you all this great building? There shall not one stone be left upo another, it shall not be broken down.)
TNTAnd Iesus answered and sayde vnto him: Seist thou these greate byldinges? There shall not be leefte one stone vpon a another that shall not be throwen doune. (And Yesus/Yeshua answered and said unto him: Seist thou/you these great byldinges? There shall not be left one stone upon a another that shall not be thrown down. )
WycAnd Jhesu answeride, and seide to hym, Seest thou alle these grete bildingis? ther schal not be left a stoon on a stoon, which schal not be distried. (And Yhesu answered, and said to him, Seest thou/you all these great bildingis? there shall not be left a stone on a stone, which shall not be distried.)
LuthUnd JEsus antwortete und sprach zu ihm: Siehest du wohl allen diesen großen Bau? Nicht ein Stein wird auf dem andern bleiben, der nicht zerbrochen werde. (And Yesus replied and spoke to him: Siehest you probably all this large Bau? Nicht a Stein becomes on to_him change bleiben, the/of_the not zerbrochen become.)
ClVgEt respondens Jesus, ait illi: Vides has omnes magnas ædificationes? Non relinquetur lapis super lapidem, qui non destruatur. (And responding Yesus, he_said illi: Vides has everyone magnas ædificationes? Non relinquetur lapis over lapidem, who not/no destruatur. )
UGNTκαὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, βλέπεις ταύτας τὰς μεγάλας οἰκοδομάς? οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον, ὃς οὐ μὴ καταλυθῇ. (kai ho Yaʸsous eipen autōi, blepeis tautas tas megalas oikodomas? ou maʸ afethaʸ hōde lithos epi lithon, hos ou maʸ kataluthaʸ.)
SBL-GNTκαὶ ὁ ⸀Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Βλέπεις ταύτας τὰς μεγάλας οἰκοδομάς; οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ⸀ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ ⸀λίθον ὃς οὐ μὴ καταλυθῇ. (kai ho ⸀Yaʸsous eipen autōi; Blepeis tautas tas megalas oikodomas; ou maʸ afethaʸ ⸀hōde lithos epi ⸀lithon hos ou maʸ kataluthaʸ.)
TC-GNTΚαὶ [fn]ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Βλέπεις ταύτας τὰς μεγάλας οἰκοδομάς; Οὐ μὴ [fn]ἀφεθῇ λίθος ἐπὶ [fn]λίθῳ, ὃς οὐ μὴ καταλυθῇ. (Kai ho Yaʸsous apokritheis eipen autōi, Blepeis tautas tas megalas oikodomas; Ou maʸ afethaʸ lithos epi lithōi, hos ou maʸ kataluthaʸ. )
13:2ο ιησους αποκριθεις ¦ αποκριθεις ο ιησους PCK ¦ ο ιησους CT
13:2 Jesus’ reply to the disciples was shocking. This glorious and massive Temple complex, a symbol of strength and permanence and God’s favor for the Jews, would be totally, irrevocably destroyed. • Not one stone will be left on top of another! Jesus’ prediction emphasized the total devastation that would result from the Roman army’s systematic attack on the entire Temple complex (Josephus, Antiquities 6.9.1; 7.1.1.). To say that Jesus’ prediction was not fulfilled because some of the foundation stones still stand is to misunderstand the language of prophecy. One does not expect a prophet to say that 97.9% of these stones will be removed! Anyone in the first century who visited Jerusalem after AD 70 would have acknowledged that Jesus’ prediction had been fulfilled.
Jesus predicted three future events in the synoptic Gospels. One was his own death and resurrection (Mark 8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34); this was a past event when the Gospels were written.
The second event that Jesus predicted was the destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 (Matt 24:1-28; 13:1-23; Luke 19:41-44; 21:5-24). This event was probably about to happen when Mark wrote his Gospel (see Mark Book Introduction, “Date”). It would not signify the very end, so the Christian community must continue to live in faithful watchfulness after this event for the Son of God’s return in glory, which might be soon (Mark 13:34-37).
Jesus is using the question form to draw the attention of the disciples to the buildings. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Consider these great buildings.” or “See these great buildings!”
by_no_means not /may_be/_left here stone on stone which by_no_means not /may_be/_torn_down
Jesus says that every stone will be torn down as an overstatement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: “Almost every stone upon a stone will not be left here, and almost none of them will not be torn down”
by_no_means not /may_be/_left here stone on stone which by_no_means not /may_be/_torn_down
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who will do the action, it is clear from the context that it will be invading enemies. Alternate translation: “An invading army will certainly not leave a stone upon a stone here, which they will not tear down”
by_no_means not /may_be/_left here stone on stone which by_no_means not /may_be/_torn_down
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the ideas in positive form. Alternate translation: “Every stone will be toppled off the stone it is on, and each one will be torn down”
(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτῷ βλέπεις ταύτας τὰς μεγάλας οἰκοδομάς οὐ μὴ ἀφεθῇ ὧδε λίθος ἐπὶ λίθον ὃς οὐ μὴ καταλυθῇ)
The words translated certainly not are two negative words. In this construction, the second negative does not cancel the first to create a positive meaning. Instead, it gives greater emphasis to the negative. If your language can use two negatives that do not cancel one another to create a positive meaning, you could use a double negative here. If your language does not use two negatives in that way, you could translate with one strong negative, as the ULT does. Alternate translation: “by no means … by no means”
By the time of the New Testament, the ancient city of Jerusalem had been transformed from the relatively small fortress of David’s day (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 1 Chronicles 11:4-9) into a major city with a Temple that rivaled the greatest temples in the Roman world. Just prior to Jesus’ birth, Herod the Great completely renovated and expanded the Temple of the Lord, and he also built a lavish palace for himself, various pools (where Jesus occasionally performed healings), public buildings, and military citadels, including the Antonia Fortress, which overlooked the Temple. Wealthy residents, including the high priest, occupied extravagant houses in the Upper City, while the poorer residents were relegated to less desirable areas like the Lower City. The Essene Quarter was so named because many of its residents belonged to the Essenes, a strict religious sect that was known for its careful attention to the law of Moses. Across the Kidron Valley lay the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples (Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-53; John 18:1-14). Further east was the Mount of Olives, where Jesus began his triumphal entry one week before his crucifixion (Matthew 21:1-11; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:28-40; John 12:12-19), taught his disciples about the last days (Matthew 24-25; Mark 13), and eventually ascended to heaven after his resurrection (Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:1-11).
