²⁹ Those who passed by derided^[a] him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days,^(A)

⁵⁸ “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’ ”^(A)

¹⁸ The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?”^{(A) 19} Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”^{(B) 20} The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” ²¹ But he was speaking of the temple of his body.^{(C) 22} After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

³⁹ Those who passed by derided^[a] him, shaking their heads^{(A) 40} and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.”^(B)

⁶¹ and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”^(A)