John 2:19

“Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

"Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." - John 2:19
Commentary

What does John 2:19 mean?

John 2:19 in the King James Version reads, “Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” In its immediate setting this saying comes at the moment of sharpest tension in the chapter. Jesus has gone up to Jerusalem and, finding the…

Read full commentaryDevotional

Raising the Temple: A Divine Blueprint of Resurrection

In the Gospel of John, chapter 2, verse 19, we find a profound declaration made by our Lord Jesus Christ: "Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." This statement is not merely a historical moment; it encapsulates the essence…

Read devotionalPrayer

The Resurrection Temple: A Prayer of Reflection and Restoration

O Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of reverence and awe, reflecting on the profound truth found in John 2:19, where our Lord Jesus answered and said unto those who questioned Him, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." Lord, we…

Read prayer

Artwork for John 2:19

See all →
John 2:19 - "Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
1 John 2:19 - "They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us."
John 2:19-21 - "Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." They replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" But the temple he had spoken of was his body."
John 2:19-22 - "Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” But the temple he had spoken of was his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken."
"They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us." - 1 John 2:19
"Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days." They replied, "It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?" But the temple he had spoken of was his body." - John 2:19-21
"Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.” They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?” But the temple he had spoken of was his body. After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken." - John 2:19-22
John 19:2 - "And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,"
John 19:38
John 19:1
John 19:19 - "¶ And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS."
John 17.6-19
John 19:1-3
John 19:25-27
"And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe," - John 19:2
John 1:19 - "¶ And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?"
John 19:25-27
John 19:26-27
John 21:15-19
John 10:19 - "¶ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings."
John 19:1 - "Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him."
John 19:25-27 with emphasis on Mary
John 19:3 - "And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands."
1 John 4:19 - "We love him, because he first loved us."
1 John 5:19 - "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness."
John 17:19 - "And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth."
John 19:22 - "Pilate answered, What I have written I have written."
John 18:19 - "¶ The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his doctrine."
John 19:8 - "¶ When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the more afraid;"