John 2:18-20

J.B. Phillips New Testament

¹⁸ As a result of this, the Jews said to him, “What sign can you give us to justify what you are doing?”

¹⁹ “Destroy this temple,” Jesus retorted, “and I will rebuild it in three days!”

²⁰ To which the Jews replied, “This Temple took forty-six years to build, and you are going to rebuild it in three days?”