1 As Jesus was leaving the Temple, one of his disciples said to him, "Teacher, look at these massive stones and magnificent buildings!"13:1. Literally, "what sort of stones and what sort of buildings."
2 "You see all these great buildings?" Jesus replied. "Not one stone will be left on top of another. Everything will be torn down."
3 As Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives overlooking the Temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him in private, 4 "Tell us: When will this happen? What’s the sign that all this is about to be fulfilled?"13:4. Because the disciples' question merges the two events, Jesus' answer combines aspects of the destruction of the Temple and the final end-time.