John 2:21
New International Version
But the temple he had spoken of was his body.

New Living Translation
But when Jesus said “this temple,” he meant his own body.

English Standard Version
But he was speaking about the temple of his body.

Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

Berean Literal Bible
But He was speaking concerning the temple of His body.

King James Bible
But he spake of the temple of his body.

New King James Version
But He was speaking of the temple of His body.

New American Standard Bible
But He was speaking about the temple of His body.

NASB 1995
But He was speaking of the temple of His body.

NASB 1977
But He was speaking of the temple of His body.

Legacy Standard Bible
But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body.

Amplified Bible
But He was speaking of the temple which was His body.

Christian Standard Bible
But he was speaking about the temple of his body.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body.

American Standard Version
But he spake of the temple of his body.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But he said this concerning the temple of his body.

Contemporary English Version
But Jesus was talking about his body as a temple.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he spoke of the temple of his body.

English Revised Version
But he spake of the temple of his body.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But the temple Jesus spoke about was his own body.

Good News Translation
But the temple Jesus was speaking about was his body.

International Standard Version
But the sanctuary he was speaking about was his own body.

Literal Standard Version
But He spoke concerning the temple of His body;

Majority Standard Bible
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.

New American Bible
But he was speaking about the temple of his body.

NET Bible
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of his body.

New Revised Standard Version
But he was speaking of the temple of his body.

New Heart English Bible
But he spoke of the temple of his body.

Webster's Bible Translation
But he spoke of the temple of his body.

Weymouth New Testament
But He was speaking of the Sanctuary of His body.

World English Bible
But he spoke of the temple of his body.

Young's Literal Translation
but he spake concerning the sanctuary of his body;

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Context
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
20“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” 21But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. 22After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.…

Cross References
1 Corinthians 6:19
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

John 2:22
After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.


Treasury of Scripture

But he spoke of the temple of his body.

he.

John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Colossians 1:19
For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

Colossians 2:9
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

temple.

1 Corinthians 3:16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 6:19
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

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(21) But he spake.--Literally, was speaking. This is the solution of the enigma as the disciples read it in the after history. It is remarkable that we have the interpretation of the spiritual temple in Mark 14:58 (see Note there, and comp. John 4:21; John 4:23).



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Jesus]
Ἐκεῖνος (Ekeinos)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.

was speaking
ἔλεγεν (elegen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

about
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

temple
ναοῦ (naou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.

[of] His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

body.
σώματος (sōmatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.


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