While you were looking at the statue, you saw a rock. The rock was cut loose—but a person did not cut the rock. Then the rock \{went through the air and\} hit the statue on its feet of iron and clay. The rock smashed the feet of the statue.
Mark 14:58 - Easy To Read Version “We heard this man (Jesus) say, ‘I will destroy this temple {\cf2\super [215]} that men made. And three days later, I will build another temple—a temple not made by men.’” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple (sanctuary) which is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands. American Standard Version (1901) We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. Common English Bible “We heard him saying, ‘I will destroy this temple, constructed by humans, and within three days I will build another, one not made by humans.’” Catholic Public Domain Version "For we heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple, made with hands, and within three days I will build another, not made with hands.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another not made with hands. |
While you were looking at the statue, you saw a rock. The rock was cut loose—but a person did not cut the rock. Then the rock \{went through the air and\} hit the statue on its feet of iron and clay. The rock smashed the feet of the statue.
“King Nebuchadnezzar, you saw a rock cut from a mountain—but no person cut that rock! The rock broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold to pieces. In this way, God showed you what will happen in the future. The dream is true and you can trust this interpretation.”
and said, “This man (Jesus) said, ‘I can destroy the temple {\cf2\super [414]} of God and build it again in three days.’”
Then some people stood and said something false against Jesus. They said,
People walked by and said bad things to Jesus. They shook their heads and said, “You said you could destroy the temple {\cf2\super [227]} and build it again in three days.
Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple and I will build it again in three days.”
“But the Most High (God) does not live in houses that men build with their hands. This is what the prophet {\cf2\super [146]} writes:
We know that \{our body\}—the tent we live in here on earth—will be destroyed. But when that happens, God will have a home for us to live in. It will not be a home made by men. It will be a home in heaven that will continue forever.
But Christ has already come to be the high priest. {\cf2\super [104]} He is the high priest of the good things we now have. But Christ does not serve in a place like the tent that those other priests served in. Christ serves in a place that is better than that tent. It is more perfect. And that place is not made by men. It does not belong to this world.
Christ went into the Most Holy Place. {\cf2\super [116]} But Christ did not go into the Most Holy Place that was made by people. That Most Holy Place is only a copy of the real one. Christ went into heaven. Christ is there now before God to help us.