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John 2:18

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.

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?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
KJV
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
WEB
The Jews therefore answered him, “What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?”
ASV
The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
DARBY
The Jews therefore answered and said to him, What sign shewest thou to us, that thou doest these things?
BLB
Therefore the Jews answered and said to Him, “What sign do You show to us that You do these things?”
ÅB
Da tok jødene til orde og sa til ham: Hva for tegn viser du oss, siden du gjør dette?
OTB
Jødene spurte ham da: "Hvilket tegn kan du vise oss for å bevise din myndighet til å gjøre disse tingene?"
B1930
Da tok jødene til orde og sa til ham: Hvad for tegn viser du oss, siden du gjør dette?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 11:29

    And 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.

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  • Matthew 21:23

    And 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?

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  • John 6:30

    They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

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  • Mark 8:11

    And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

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  • Mark 11:27–28

    And 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,

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  • Luke 20:1–2

    And 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,

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  • Acts 4:7

    And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

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  • Matthew 16:1–4

    The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

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