But he spake of the temple of his body.
But he spoke of the temple of his body.
But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body.
but he spake concerning the sanctuary of his body;
John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Acceptable to the wise man is the word of wisdom, and the knowledge of discipline abideth more easily with men of understanding, and as in wax not too hard, the impression of seals is well made, so in the more tender hearts of men the Divine Word is readily infixed: wherefore the hard of heart is also called wicked. The disciples then, being of a good disposition, become wise, and ruminate the words of divine Scripture, nourishing themselves to more accurate knowledge, and thence coming firmly to belief.
Cyril of Alexandria· Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 2, 444patristic
But he spoke of the temple of his body. Which was the antitype of the material temple; and might well be called so, since the bodies of the saints are called temples, 1Co 3:16 2Co 6:16; and the human nature of Christ is called a tabernacle, Heb 8:2; and he himself, in prophecy, is said to be למקדש, "for a sanctuary", or temple, Isa 8:14, and that because the fulness of the Godhead dwelt in him bodily, the train of the divine perfections filled the temple of his human nature, Col 2:
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
Of the temple of his body - Rather, the temple, his body: his body had no particular temple: but it was the temple of his Divinity - the place in which, as in the ancient temple, his Godhead dwelt; See how the Jews perverted these words, Mat 26:60 (note), and the notes there.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?--Though the act and the words of Christ, taken together, were sign enough, they were unconvinced: yet they were awed, and though at His very next appearance at Jerusalem they "sought to kill Him" for speaking of "His Father" just as He did now (Joh 5:18), they, at this early stage, only ask a sign.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
Though Christ had discovered a great respect for the temple, in purging it, yet he will have us know that the holiness of it, which he was so jealous for, was but typical, and leads us to the consideration of another temple of which that was but a shadow, the substance being Christ, Heb. ix.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The walk8
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1 Corinthians 6:19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
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What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and…
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
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1 Corinthians 3:16Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
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Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His…
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Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him,
and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
“You are to construct the tabernacle itself with ten curtains of finely spun linen, each with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and cherubim skillfully worked into them.
