KJV King James Version
But he spake of the temple of his body.
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John 2:21
But he spake of the temple of his body.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
WEB World English Bible
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
ASV American Standard Version
But he spake of the temple of his body.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
but he spake concerning the sanctuary of his body;
Surrounding context — John 2
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.
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.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast [day], many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all [men],
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1 Corinthians 6:19What? 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?1 Corinthians 3:16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?Ephesians 2:20-22And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.Colossians 1:19For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell;Hebrews 8:2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.2 Corinthians 6:16And 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.John 1:14And 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.1 Peter 2:4-5To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,
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