SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:4
Dinos, ¿cuándo serán estas cosas? ¿Y qué señal habrá cuando todas las cosas han de ser acabadas?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 4. Tell us when shall these things be ? etc..] When the temple will be destroyed, and these fine buildings shall be demolished, and not one of these large stones shall be left upon another: and what shall be the sign when all these things [shall be] fulfilled ? And what is the sign of his coming, and of the end of the world, as Matthew relates; (see Gill on “ Matthew 24:3”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-4 - See how little Christ values outward pomp, where there is not rea purity of heart. He looks with pity upon the ruin of precious souls and weeps over them, but we do not find him look with pity upon the ruin of a fine house. Let us then be reminded how needful it is for u to have a more lasting abode in heaven, and to be prepared for it by the influences of the Holy Spirit, sought in the earnest use of all the means of grace.
Greek Textus Receptus
ειπε 2036 5628 V-2AAM-2S ημιν 2254 P-1DP ποτε 4219 PRT-I ταυτα 5023 D-NPN εσται 2071 5704 V-FXI-3S και 2532 CONJ τι 5101 I-NSN το 3588 T-NSN σημειον 4592 N-NSN οταν 3752 CONJ μελλη 3195 5725 V-PAS-3S παντα 3956 A-APN ταυτα 5023 D-APN συντελεισθαι 4931 5745 V-PPN
Robertson's NT Word Studies
13:4 {Tell us, when shall these things be?} (eipon hemin pote tauta estai;). The Revised Version punctuates it as a direct question, but Westcott and Hort as an indirect inquiry. They asked about the {when} (pote) and the {what sign} (ti semeion). #Mt 24:3 includes "the sign of thy coming and the end of the world," showing that these tragic events are brought before Jesus by the disciples. See discussion of the interpretation of this discourse on ¯Mt 24:3. this chapter in Mark is often called "The Little Apocalypse" with the notion that a Jewish apocalypse has been here adapted by Mark and attributed to Jesus. Many of the theories attribute grave error to Jesus or to the Gospels on this subject. The view adopted in the discussion in Matthew is the one suggested here, that Jesus blended in one picture his death, the destruction of Jerusalem within that generation, the second coming and end of the world typified by the destruction of the city. The lines between these topics are not sharply drawn in the report and it is not possible for us to separate the topics clearly. this great discourse is the longest preserved in Mark and may be due to Peter. Mark may have given it in order "to forewarn and forearm" (Bruce) the readers against the coming catastrophe of the destruction of Jerusalem. Both Matthew (#Mt 24) and Luke (#Lu 21:5-36) follow the general line of Mark 13 though #Mt 24:43-25:46 presents new material (parables).
