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John 2:19 Cross-References
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“Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”
John 2:19 (KJV)
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Commentary on John 2:19
Christ's cryptic prophecy 'Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up' was deliberately ambiguous—speaking of His body's resurrection while using 'temple' metaphorically. The Jews' literal interpretation ('Forty and six years was this temple in building') revealed their spiritual blindness. John clarifies (v. 21-22) that disciples understood only after the resurrection. This claim—to rebuild the temple in three days—became a charge at His trial (Matthew 26:61), showing Christ's control over His own resurrection.
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Cross-References for John 2:19
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“We heard him say”
“wagging their heads”
“You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
“they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward”
“so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.”
“he who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”
“because I lay down my life”
“to which we all are witnesses.”
“having freed him from the agony of death”
“whom God raised from the dead”