21But the temple he had spoken of was his body.


In Context

18 Then the Jews demanded of him, "What miraculous sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?"

19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."

20 The Jews replied, "It has taken forty- six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?"

21 But the temple he had spoken of was his body.

22 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.

23 Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing and believed in his name.

John 2:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:21But he spake of the temple of his body.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:21But he spoke of the temple of his body.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:21But he spake of the temple of his body.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:21But he spoke of the temple of his body.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:21But he spake of the temple of his body.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:21But he spoke of the temple of his body.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:21But he spoke of the temple of his body.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:21but he spake concerning the sanctuary of his body;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:21But he spoke of the temple of his body.