Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
But he was speaking of his body as the sanctuary.
New American Standard Bible
But He was speaking of
King James Version
But he spake of the temple of his body.
Holman Bible
But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body.
International Standard Version
But the sanctuary he was speaking about was his own body.
A Conservative Version
But that man spoke about the temple of his body.
American Standard Version
But he spake of the temple of his body.
Amplified
But He was speaking of the temple which was His body.
An Understandable Version
But Jesus was speaking about the "temple" of His [physical] body.
Anderson New Testament
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Bible in Basic English
But his words were about that holy building which was his body.
Common New Testament
But he was speaking of the temple of his body.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but by the temple he meant his body.
Darby Translation
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Godbey New Testament
But He spoke concerning the temple of His body.
John Wesley New Testament
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;
Julia Smith Translation
But he spake concerning the temple of his body.
King James 2000
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But he was speaking about the temple of his body.
Modern King James verseion
But He spoke of the temple of His body.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But he spake of the temple of his body.
Moffatt New Testament
He meant the sanctuary of his body, however,
Montgomery New Testament
But he was speaking about the temple of his body; and when the disciples recalled what he had said,
NET Bible
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body.
New Heart English Bible
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Noyes New Testament
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Sawyer New Testament
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
The Emphasized Bible
But, he, was speaking concerning the shrine of his body.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now he had spoken with reference to the temple of his own body.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus was speaking of his body as a temple.
Webster
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Weymouth New Testament
But He was speaking of the Sanctuary of His body.
Williams New Testament
But He meant the sanctuary of His body.
World English Bible
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
Worrell New Testament
But He was speaking about the temple of His body.
Worsley New Testament
Therefore when he was risen from the dead,
Youngs Literal Translation
but he spake concerning the sanctuary of his body;
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Drives the money-changers from the temple (in jerusalem)
The power of Christ » Exhibited in » Raising himself from the dead
Interlinear
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Peri
σῶμα
Soma
Usage: 123
Devotionals
Devotionals about John 2:21
Devotionals containing John 2:21
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in John 2:21
Images John 2:21
Prayers for John 2:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Throws Merchants And Moneychangers Out Of The Temple Courtyard
20 The Jews said, "It has taken forty-six years to build this sanctuary, and are you going to raise it in three days?" 21 But he was speaking of his body as the sanctuary. 22 So afterward when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the passage of Scripture and what Jesus had said.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit that is within you, which you have received from God? Besides, you are not your own;
John 1:14
So the Word became flesh and blood and lived for a while among us, abounding in blessing and truth, and we saw the honor God had given him, such honor as an only son receives from his father.
Colossians 2:9
For it is in him that all the fulness of God's nature lives embodied,
1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit makes its home in you?
2 Corinthians 6:16
What bargain can a temple of God make with idols? For we are a temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and move among them, And I will be their God and they will be my people."
Ephesians 2:20-22
You are built upon the apostles and prophets as your foundation, and Christ Jesus himself is the cornerstone.
Colossians 1:19
For all the divine fulness chose to dwell in him,
Hebrews 8:2
to officiate as priest in the sanctuary and in that true tent of worship which not man but the Lord himself set up.
1 Peter 2:4-5
Come to him, as to a living stone rejected by men, but chosen and prized in the sight of God,