KJV King James Version
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
John 2:18
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
WEB World English Bible
The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”
ASV American Standard Version
The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the Jews then answered and said to him, ‘What sign dost thou shew to us—that thou dost these things?’
Surrounding context — John 2
15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἀπεκρίθησανG611 · apokrinōto answerοὖνG3767 · ountherefore/thenοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸουδαῖοιG2453 · IoudaiosJewκαὶG2532 · kaiandεἶπανG2036 · eiponto sayαὐτῷ·G846 · autosit/s/heτίG5101 · tiswhich?σημεῖονG4592 · sēmeionsignδεικνύειςG1166 · deiknuōto showἡμῖνG3165 · memeὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatταῦταG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itποιεῖς;¶G4160 · poieōto do/make: do
Cross-references
John 6:30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?Mark 8:11And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.Matthew 21:23And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?Mark 11:27-28And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,Luke 20:1-2And it came to pass, [that] on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon [him] with the elders,Acts 5:28Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.Matthew 16:1-4The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.John 1:25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?Luke 11:29And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.Acts 4:7And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?Matthew 12:38-42Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
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