Matthew 26:61
59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;
60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee?
63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- KJV
- And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
- WEB
- and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’”
- ASV
- and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
- DARBY
- and said, *He* said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and in three days build it.
- BLB
- they said, “This [man] has been saying, ‘I am able to demolish the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- ÅB
- «Denne mannen har sagt: ‘Jeg kan bryte ned Guds tempel og bygge det opp igjen på tre dager.’»
- OTB
- og erklærte, “Denne mannen sa, ‘Jeg kan ødelegge Guds tempel og bygge det opp igjen på tre dager.’”
- B1930
- Denne mann har sagt: Jeg kan bryte ned Guds tempel og bygge det op igjen på tre dager.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 2:19–21
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Read in contextMatthew 27:40
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Read in contextMark 15:29
And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Read in contextIsaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Read in contextPsalms 22:6–7
But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Read in contextActs 18:13
Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:7
Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.
Read in context2 Kings 9:11
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
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