John 2:20 - The Message They were indignant: “It took forty-six years to build this Temple, and you’re going to rebuild it in three days?” But Jesus was talking about his body as the Temple. Later, after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this. They then put two and two together and believed both what was written in Scripture and what Jesus had said. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Jews replied, It took forty-six years to build this temple (sanctuary), and will You raise it up in three days? American Standard Version (1901) The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? Common English Bible The Jewish leaders replied, “It took forty-six years to build this temple, and you will raise it up in three days?” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Jews said, "This temple has been built up over forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Jews then said: Six and forty years was this temple in building; and wilt thou raise it up in three days? |