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Time after Pentecost · Proper 28 · Year B

Mark 13:1-13

The Beginning of the Birth Pangs

November 14, 2027

The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus, Wilhelm von Kaulbach
The Destruction of Jerusalem by Titus, Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1846Neue Pinakothek, Munich
A vast German history painting, stacked in tiers: the high priest killing his family, the Christians escaping at the left, and the prophets floating overhead.Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.Wilhelm von KaulbachA German history painter who directed the Munich academy and specialised in enormous allegorical world-history subjects.Neue Pinakothek, MunichMunich's museum of nineteenth-century art, founded by Ludwig I of Bavaria, and the counterpart to the Alte Pinakothek next door.Neue Pinakothek, Munich
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMark 13:1-13Mk 13:1-13
EpistleHeb. 10:11-25Heb 10:11-25
Old TestamentDan. 12:1-3Dn 12:1-3
PsalterPs. 16Ps 16

Overview & Insights

"Not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down." (Mark 13:2)

As Jesus leaves the temple, he foretells its destruction and warns his disciples not to be alarmed by wars, earthquakes, and famines. These are only the first of the birth pangs before the end.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Mark 13:1-8Working Preacher: Commentary on Mk 13:1-8 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the beginning of the birth pains.

Enduring Word: Mark 13Enduring Word: Mk 13 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

Precept Austin: Mark 13 CommentaryPrecept Austin: Mk 13 Commentary Precept Austin

Study page gathering many conservative commentators on Mark 13.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Mark 13:1BibleHub: Commentaries on Mk 13:1 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the prediction about the temple.

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Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Gospel of Mark OverviewBibleProject: Gospel of Mk Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the whole Gospel of Mark's design and message.

BibleHub: Mark 13 InterlinearBibleHub: Mk 13 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek-English interlinear for word-level study of Mark 13.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Mark 13Catena: Mk 13 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Mark 13.

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Vanderbilt: Revised Common Lectionary Art Index Vanderbilt

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