John 2:18

Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

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In The King James Version

Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

In Context

17And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house.

19And Jesus said to them, Send destruction on this Temple and I will put it up again in three days.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.

Mark 8:11And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him.

Luke 11:29And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

John 1:25And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

Acts 4:7Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

Matthew Henry on John 2:13-23

Temple-Merchandise Punished; Christ's Death and Resurrection Foretold. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. 13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the… Read the whole commentary →

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