And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, he said,
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Gill's Exposition
And as some spake of the temple,.... These were the disciples; Mark says, one of them; but it seems there were more than one; one might begin the discourse, and others join him:
how it was adorned…
Barnes' Notes
Goodly stones - Beautiful stones. Either referring to the large, square, and well-finished stones of which the eastern wall was built, or to the precious stones which might have been used in…
Adam Clarke
Goodly stones - Or, costly stones. It has been thought by some that this relates not so much to the stones of which the temple was built, as to the precious stones with which it was decorated. For an…
See here, I. With what admiration some spoke of the external pomp and magnificence of the temple, and they were some of Christ's own disciples too; and they took notice of it to him how it was adorned…
Cambridge Bible
5-7. The Doom of the Temple, and the Question about the End.
5. as some spake We learn from the other Evangelists that those who spoke were the Apostles, and that the question was asked as Jesus sat…