John 2:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?”

John 2:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 2:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 2:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Jews therefore said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?””

John 2:20 — World English Bible

John 2:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? ”

John 2:20 — American Standard Version

John 2:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The Jews, therefore, said, `Forty and six years was this sanctuary building, and wilt thou in three days raise it up?'”

John 2:20 — Young's Literal Translation

John 2:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple building, and thou wilt raise it up in three days? ”

John 2:20 — Darby Translation

John 2:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then said the Iewes, Fourtie and sixe yeeres was this Temple a building, and wilt thou reare it vp in three daies?”

John 2:20 — Geneva Bible

John 2:20 in 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.

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What Does John 2:20 Mean?

John 2:20 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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