John 2:19
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New International Version (©2011)
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."

New Living Translation (©2007)
"All right," Jesus replied. "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

English Standard Version (©2001)
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Jesus answered, "Destroy this sanctuary, and I will raise it up in three days."

International Standard Version (©2012)
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will rebuild it."

NET Bible (©2006)
Jesus replied, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
Yeshua answered and said to them: “Tear down this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Jesus replied, "Tear down this temple, and I'll rebuild it in three days."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

American King James Version
Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

American Standard Version
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus answered, and said to them: Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Darby Bible Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

English Revised Version
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Webster's Bible Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Weymouth New Testament
"Demolish this Sanctuary," said Jesus, "and in three days I will rebuild it."

World English Bible
Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

2:12-22 The first public work in which we find Christ engaged, was driving from the temple the traders whom the covetous priests and rulers encouraged to make a market-place of its courts. Those now make God's house a house of merchandise, whose minds are filled with cares about worldly business when attending religious exercises, or who perform Divine offices for love of gain. Christ, having thus cleansed the temple, gave a sign to those who demanded it, to prove his authority for so doing. He foretells his death by the Jews' malice, Destroy ye this temple; I will permit you to destroy it. He foretells his resurrection by his own power; In three days I will raise it up. Christ took again his own life. Men mistake by understanding that according to the letter, which the Scripture speaks by way of figure. When Jesus was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered he has said this. It helps much in understanding the Divine word, to observe the fulfilling of the Scriptures.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jesus answered and said unto them,.... In a dark and enigmatical way, though very properly and pertinently; since it was with respect to the temple, and his power over it, and right to purge it, that a sign was required of him:

destroy this temple; pointing, as it were, with his finger to his body; for of that he spake, as appears from John 2:21, the dissolution of which, by death he means, the separation of his soul from his body, though not of either from his divine person: and it is to be understood, not as a command, or a grant, or as an exhortation, and advice to them, to kill his body; but rather as a prophecy of what they would do; or as putting the case, that should they, as he knew they would, destroy his body, then says he, as a sign of having a power to do what I have done,

in three days I will raise it again; by which he would appear to be the Son of God, with power, that had power of laying down his life, and taking it up again; and is the very sign, namely, his resurrection from the dead on the third day, he gives the Jews, when they sought one of him at another time, and upon another occasion.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

19. Destroy this temple, &c.—(See on [1772]Mr 14:58, 59).

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Jesus Cleanses the Temple
…18Then answered the Jews and said to him, What sign show you to us, seeing that you do these things? 19Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days? …

Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
Matthew 26:61 and declared, "This fellow said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'"
Matthew 27:40 and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! Come down from the cross, if you are the Son of God!"
Mark 14:58 "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.'"
Mark 15:29 Those who passed by hurled insults at him, shaking their heads and saying, "So! You who are going to destroy the temple and build it in three days,
John 10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father."
Acts 6:14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us."