John 2:19-22

“Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.”

"Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of the temple of his body. When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said." - John 2:19-22
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What does John 2:19-22 mean?

John 2:19-22 in the King James Version of the Bible reads, "Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? But he spake of…

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The Living Temple: A Reflection on Resurrection and Belief

As we reflect on John 2:19-22, we are drawn into a profound conversation that reveals the heart of the Gospel and the very essence of Christ’s mission on earth. Jesus, amidst the bustling activity of the temple, made a bold declaration that contrasts sharply with the…

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The Prayer of Resurrection Faith

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts full of gratitude, awe, and reverence as we meditate upon the profound words spoken by our Lord Jesus Christ as recorded in John 2:19-22. The depth of His message, which transcends time and touches the very core of our faith…

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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."
John 19:22 - "Pilate answered, What I have written I have written."
John 2:2 - "And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage."
John 2:19 - "Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."
"And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage." - John 2:2
2 Samuel 22:19 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."
"Pilate answered, What I have written I have written." - John 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,"
1 John 2:2 - "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world."
1 John 2:22 - "Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son."
"Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." - John 2:19
John 2:22 - "When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said."
John 19:38
John 19:1
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 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."
"They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay." - 2 Samuel 22:19
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Genesis 22:19
"And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for our's only, but also for the sins of the whole world." - 1 John 2:2
2 Kings 19:22 - "Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel."
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John 19:1-3
John 19:25-27
John 10:22 - "¶ And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter."
"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 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 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