Mark 13:3 (WEB)
As he sat on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,
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John Chrysostom
“And Mark saith, that neither did all of them ask concerning the end of Jerusalem, but Peter and John,as having greater freedom of speech.” — editor's note: See Mark xiii. 3.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- BedeCatena Aurea on Mark
Because the Lord, when some were praising the buildings of the temple, had plainly answered that all these were to be destroyed, the disciples privately enquired about the time and the signs of the destruction which…
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In answer to the disciples, the Lord tells them of things which were from that time forth to have their course; whether He meant the destruction of Jerusalem which occasioned their question, or His own coming through…
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But before answering their question, He strengthens their minds that they may not be deceived. Wherefore there follows: “And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you?” And this He says,…
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For many came forward, when destruction was hanging over Jerusalem, saying that they were Christs, and that the time of freedom was now approaching. Many teachers of heresy also arose in the Church even in the time…
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That is, the Romans against the Jews, which Josephus relates happened before the destruction of Jerusalem. For when the Jews refused to pay tribute, the Romans arose, in anger; but because at that time they were…
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Now it is on record that this literally took place at the time of the Jewish rebellion. But “kingdom against kingdom,” the pestilence of those whose word spreads as a canker, dearth of the word of God, the commotion…
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Cited together in Bede on Mark 13:3–8 (2) (Catena Aurea).