[1. A/00/ — oizodoftai, stones — buildings) The very work of build ing was at that time going forward briskly : therefore many stones were lying scattered apart on this, and on that side. —
v.g.]
3. Elg, upon) The mountain. The wall of the temple was rather sunk towards the Mount of Olives : in consequence of which the interior of the temple could be conveniently seen. — Hsrpoc, x.r.},., Peter, etc.) James and Peter were about to die sooner than the rest : and yet the subject of inquiry appertains even to them : yet still more to John.
4. TaDra, these things) viz. as concerns the temple. — craxra raura, all these things) viz. as concerns not only the temple, but also all other things, that is, the whole world.
5. "Hfgaro, He begem) Previously He had not spoken much concerning these things.
6. 'E/w s/V', / am) The Predicate is to be supplied, viz. the Christ ; Matt. xxiv. 5. Hebrew Kin T3N, Isa. xliii. 10.
8. Tapa%ai\ troubles) in the great and lesser world [macro- cosmo et microcosmo].
9. As, but) Do not concern yourselves about other matters, ver. 11 : only take heed to yourselves. — vapaSuaouffi, they shall deliver you up) From this verse to ver. 13, the words are parallel to Matt. x. 17, 18. Therefore Mark is not an epitomizer of Matthew. — f/'j) An abbreviated mode of expression : ye shall be brought into the synagogues, amidst stripes. See Glass, canon 2 de verbo. Or rather tig is for ev, as in ver. 16. At all events the mention of stripes is consonant with the synagogues. Matt. x. 17, xxiii. 34. — auro/s, to them [against them]) viz. the Jews.
10. K«/ eis, and among) The preaching of the Gospel was helped forward by the very persecutions, ver. 9 ; 2 Tim. iv. 17. — irpurov, previously) before that the end shall come, ver. 7. [When Jerusalem was being destroyed, already a church was col lected from among the Gentiles. — V, g.]