John 2:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ Some of ·his people [^Lthe Jews] ·said to [responded to; demanded of] Jesus, “Show us a ·miracle [^Lsign] to ·prove you have the right to do these things [justify your actions].”

¹⁹ Jesus ·answered [replied to] them, “Destroy this temple, and I will ·build [^Lraise] it again in three days [^Can allusion to his resurrection; 2:22; Matt. 26:61; 27:40].”

²⁰ ·They [The Jewish leaders; ^LThe Jews] answered, “It took forty-six years [^CHerod the Great began a reconstruction and expansion of the Temple complex in 20 bc, thus dating this statement to about ad 27] to ·build [reconstruct] this Temple! Do you really believe you can ·build [raise] it again in three days?”