Mark 13:4

13:4 “Tell us, when will these things 1  happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?”

Mark 14:44

14:44 (Now the betrayer 2  had given them a sign, saying, “The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.”) 3 

1 sn Both references to these things are plural, so more than the temple’s destruction is in view. The question may presuppose that such a catastrophe signals the end.

2 tn Grk “the one who betrays him.”

3 sn This remark is parenthetical within the narrative and has thus been placed in parentheses.