Mark 14:58

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

Cross-references

Mark 15:29 Citation

In Mark 15:29, mockers at the cross repeat the same saying about destroying and rebuilding the temple — directly echoing this testimony.

Acts 7:48 Parallel

Acts 7:48 states God doesn't dwell in temples 'made with hands' — the same phrase used here, contrasting the physical temple with the spiritual one Jesus embodies.

In 2 Corinthians 5:1, Paul echoes the 'not made with hands' phrase for our eternal heavenly dwelling — a parallel to Jesus' promised temple.

Hebrews 9:11 describes Christ's greater tabernacle 'not made with hands' — directly picking up the same contrast from the false testimony.

Hebrews 9:24 contrasts the handmade sanctuary with heaven itself — reinforcing the 'not made with hands' theme of Christ's true temple.

John 2:19 Citation

John 2:19 gives Jesus' original words 'Destroy this temple...' — the source that the false witness here distorts and misquotes.

Zechariah 6:12 Prophetic fulfillment

Zechariah 6:12 prophesies the Branch who will build the Lord's temple — Jesus fulfills this by raising the temple of his body.

Daniel 2:34 Allusion

Daniel 2:34 introduces a stone cut 'not by human hands' — prefiguring the divine temple 'not made with hands' that Jesus promised to build.

Daniel 2:45 Allusion

Daniel 2:45 interprets the stone as God's eternal kingdom — linking to Jesus' temple not made with hands as the new spiritual order.

Acts 6:14 Parallel

Acts 6:14 shows Stephen falsely accused of the same charge about destroying the temple — a direct parallel to the accusation against Jesus.