Luke 21:5
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
KJV
Καί τινων λεγόντων περὶ τοῦ ἱεροῦ, ὅτι λίθοις καλοῖς καὶ ἀναθέμασιν κεκόσμηται, εἶπεν·
Greek NT
Et quibusdam dicentibus de templo quod bonis lapidibus et donis ornatum esset, dixit :
Vulgate
And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and offerings, he said,
ASV
And some saying of the temple that it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλός
kalos
adjective · 100×
κοσμέω
kosmeo
verb · 10×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
λίθος
lithos
noun · 60×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
τὶς
tis
indefinite_pronoun · 527×
ἀνάθεμα
anathema
noun · 7×
ἱερόν
ieron
noun · 72×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
The Jewish War · 2 passages
THE KEY BOOK for the Olivet Discourse. Josephus describes Titus's siege of Jerusalem in AD 70 in extraordinary detail: the three walls of the city, the Temple complex (the most detailed ancient description of the Second Temple), the famine, the crucifixions outside the walls, the breaching of the outer walls. Every detail corresponds to Jesus's prophecy: "not one stone shall be…
The climactic book: the burning of the Second Temple on the 9th/10th of Ab, AD 70 — the same date (according to tradition) as the destruction of Solomon's Temple in 586 BC. Josephus describes portents and signs that preceded the destruction: a star resembling a sword stood over the city, a light shone around the altar, the eastern gate of the Temple opened of its own accord, ch…
Cross-references
- Hag 2:3 — Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
- Luke 13:35 — Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
- Matt 24:1 — And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
- Zech 11:10 — And I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with all the people.