John 2:20

“It took forty-six years to build this Temple, and you're going to raise it up in three days?” the Jewish leaders replied.

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In The King James Version

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

In Context

19Jesus replied, “Destroy this Temple, and in three days I'll raise it up!”

21But the Temple Jesus was speaking of was his body.

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Cross References

Matthew 24:1As Jesus was leaving the Temple his disciples came to him, pointing proudly to the Temple buildings.

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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