John 2:21

Plain English Version

But Jesus wasn’t talking about God’s ceremony house. He was talking about his own body.

Cross References

John 1:14

You see, the Word became a human being. He came and lived in a body, with us here on the earth. We saw that he was really powerful, just like God. Then we knew that he was God’s only special son, and he showed us what his father is like. He was a really good man, and everything he said was true.

John 2:22

Later on, Jesus died, and he was dead for 2 nights, then on the 3rd day he came alive again. Then his followers remembered those words that Jesus said. And they believed his words and the messages in God’s book about him.

1 Corinthians 3:16

You know that God’s spirit lives in you Christian people. You are like a special house that God lives in.

1 Corinthians 6:19

And you know, God gave you his spirit and he lives in you. Your body is the home of the Holy Spirit. You don’t belong to yourself any more, but you belong to God.

Colossians 1:19

At the time when God’s son became a man, God lived in him properly. God was happy to live in him.

Colossians 2:9

Listen. God himself lives in Jesus Christ. Jesus has a body and God lives in that body, so that Jesus is properly God.