And Jesus answering said unto him,
See these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
As Christ had frequently denounced the destruction of the temple, his disciples, surprised that so beautiful an edifice should be reduced to nothing, wish on that account to show him the grandeur and magnificence of it; upon which Christ exclaimed: There shall not remain a stone upon a stone. (Theophylactus)