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John 2:19-21
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John 2:19-21
Expanded Bible
19 Jesus ·answered [replied to] them, “Destroy this temple, and I will ·build [L raise] it again in three days [C an allusion to his resurrection; 2:22; Matt. 26:61; 27:40].”
20 ·They [The Jewish leaders; L The Jews] answered, “It took forty-six years [C Herod 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?”
21 (But the temple Jesus meant was his own body [C Jesus was claiming divinity, his body corresponding with the Temple, the home/dwelling place of God; 1:14].
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John 2:19-21
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John 2:19-21
English Standard Version
19 Jesus answered them, (A)“Destroy this temple, and in three days (B)I will raise it up.” 20 The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple,[a] and will you raise it up in three days?” 21 But he was speaking about (C)the temple of his body.
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- John 2:20 Or This temple was built forty-six years ago
John 2:19-21
New International Version
John 2:19-21
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19 Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”(A)
20 They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” 21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body.(B)
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