John 2:21
But he spake of the temple of his body.
Cross-reference
John 1:14 says the Word 'tabernacled' among us — the incarnation makes Jesus' body the dwelling place of God.
1 Corinthians 3:16 says believers are God's temple — applying the temple metaphor from Jesus' body to the church.
1 Corinthians 6:19 calls each believer's body a temple of the Holy Spirit — mirroring Jesus' body as the temple.
2 Corinthians 6:16 declares believers are the temple of the living God — same temple imagery rooted in Christ's body.
Ephesians 2:20-22 describes believers as a holy temple built on Christ the cornerstone — connecting to Jesus' body as the foundation.
Colossians 1:19 states all fullness dwells in Christ — the temple of his body contains the divine fullness.
Colossians 2:9 explicitly says the fullness of deity dwells in Christ bodily — directly echoing Jesus' body as the temple.
In 1 Peter 2:4, Jesus is a living stone rejected by men — the same temple metaphor for his body.
In 1 Peter 2:5, believers become living stones built into a spiritual house — extending the temple metaphor to the church.
Hebrews 8:2 speaks of Christ serving in the true tabernacle — a heavenly sanctuary paralleling Jesus' body as the true temple.