John 2:18-20

Contemporary English Version

¹⁸The Jewish leaders asked Jesus, “What miracle^[a] will you work to show us why you have done this?”

¹⁹^(A) “Destroy this temple,” Jesus answered, “and in three days I will build it again!”

²⁰The leaders replied, “It took 46 years to build this temple. What makes you think you can rebuild it in three days?”

John 2:18-20

New International Version

¹⁸The Jews^(A) then responded to him, “What sign^(B) can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?”^(C)

¹⁹Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”^(D)

²⁰They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?”

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