John 2:19
Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
Cross-reference
John 11:25 declares Jesus as the resurrection and the life, grounding the promise to raise the temple of his body in three days.
John 10:17 reveals Jesus' voluntary laying down and taking up his life, echoing the 'raise it again' declaration.
John 10:18 expands on Jesus' authority to lay down and take up his life, directly connecting to the resurrection claim in John 2:19.
Matthew 12:40 parallels the three-day period: Jonah's three days in the fish prefigure Christ's three days in the tomb, linking to the 'raise it in three days' claim.
1 Peter 3:18 says Christ was made alive by the Spirit, describing the resurrection Jesus foretold.
Colossians 2:12 ties baptism to God raising Christ, connecting believers' experience to Jesus' prediction of resurrection.
1 Corinthians 15:12 builds on the fact of Christ's resurrection to argue against doubters, confirming the event Jesus predicted.
1 Corinthians 15:4 explicitly states Christ rose on the third day, exactly matching Jesus' words in John 2:19.
Romans 8:11 promises believers will be raised by the same Spirit who raised Jesus, linking to Jesus' own resurrection power.
Romans 6:4 uses Christ's resurrection as the basis for new life in baptism, aligning with Jesus' promise to rise in three days.
Romans 4:24 connects faith in the God who raised Jesus to our justification, echoing Jesus' confidence in His own resurrection.
Acts 3:26 declares God raised up His Servant Jesus, showing the fulfillment of Jesus' claim to raise the temple of His body.
Acts 3:15 confirms God raised Jesus from the dead, directly fulfilling Jesus' prediction of raising the temple in three days.
Acts 2:24 confirms God raising Jesus from the dead, directly fulfilling the three-day resurrection prediction.
Acts 2:24 states God raised Jesus from the dead, fulfilling the promise made here to rebuild the temple in three days.
In Mark 15:29, passersby mockingly quote Jesus' words about destroying and rebuilding the temple, directly referencing this saying.
Mark 8:31 predicts Jesus' death and resurrection after three days, matching the same timeline and event foretold in this temple saying.
Matthew 27:63 records the chief priests recalling Jesus' prediction of rising after three days, directly referencing this temple saying.
Matthew 27:40 mocks Jesus on the cross using his temple-saying—fulfillment of the mockery predicted.
Matthew 26:61 directly quotes a distorted version of Jesus' temple saying from John 2:19—strong citation.
Luke 24:8 shows the women remembering Jesus's words after the resurrection, directly linking back to his prediction.
Mark 16:6 reports the angel announcing Jesus's resurrection, confirming the fulfillment of his promise to raise the temple in three days.
Mark 9:31 parallels this with a clear prediction of death and resurrection after three days, confirming the same timeline.
Acts 13:30 explicitly states God raised Jesus from the dead, confirming the fulfillment of the temple prediction.
Matthew 28:6 records the angel's announcement of Jesus' resurrection — the fulfillment of his promise to raise the temple in three days.
Matthew 17:23 also foretells Jesus' resurrection on the third day, matching 'raise it up in three days' from John 2:19.
Matthew 16:21 explicitly predicts Jesus' resurrection on the third day — the same event he cryptically refers to in John 2:19.
Matthew 12:6 states Jesus is greater than the temple — reinforcing that his body replaces the temple he promises to raise.
Revelation 21:22 declares no physical temple because God and the Lamb are the temple, fulfilling the idea of Jesus's body as the true temple.