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Jesus before the Sanhedrin

Matthew 26:61

In 9 translations

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.
LSV
said, “This One said, I am able to throw down the temple of God, and after three days to build it.”
YLT
said, 'This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.'
DBY
and said, He said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and in three days build it.Elohim
DRC
And they said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and after three days to rebuild it.
GNV
And saide, This man saide, I can destroie the Temple of God, and build it in three daies.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Spelling of εἶπαν: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτόν (“him”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἶπαν· Οὗτος ἔφη· Δύναμαι καταλῦσαι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν οἰκοδομῆσαι.
RP2018
Ὕστερον δὲ προσελθόντες δύο ψευδομάρτυρες εἶπον, Οὗτος ἔφη, Δύναμαι καταλῦσαι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν οἰκοδομῆσαι αὐτόν.
TR-Boyd
Ὕστερον δὲ προσελθόντες δύο ψευδομάρτυρες εἶπον, Οὗτος ἔφη, Δύναμαι καταλῦσαι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν οἰκοδομῆσαι αὐτόν.
SCR1894
υστερον δε προσελθοντες δυο ψευδομαρτυρες ειπον ουτος εφη δυναμαι καταλυσαι τον ναον του θεου και δια τριων ημερων οικοδομησαι αυτον

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  • John 2:19–21Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” But Jesus was speaking…
  • Matthew 27:40and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
  • Mark 15:29And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
  • Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.
  • Isaiah 49:7Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who…
  • Psalms 22:6–7But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
  • Acts 18:13“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
  • Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
  • Acts 6:13–14where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs…
  • John 9:29We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”
  • Matthew 26:71When Peter had gone out to the gateway, another servant girl saw him and said to the people there, “This man was with Jesus of Nazareth.”
  • Luke 23:2And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
  • Genesis 19:9“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break…
  • Jeremiah 26:8–11and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die! How dare you prophesy in the…
  • Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was…
  • 2 Kings 9:11When Jehu went out to the servants of his master, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this madman come to you?” “You know his kind and their babble,” he replied.

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