John 2:21

But his words were about that holy building which was his body.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

But he spake of the temple of his body.

In Context

20The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days!

22So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.

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Cross References

John 1:14And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

1 Corinthians 6:19Or are you not conscious that your body is a house for the Holy Spirit which is in you, and which has been given to you by God? and you are not the owners of yourselves;

Ephesians 2:20Resting on the base of the Apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief keystone,

Colossians 2:9For in him all the wealth of God's being has a living form,

1 Peter 2:4To whom you come, as to a living stone, not honoured by men, but of great and special value to God;

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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