“The Jews therefore said, “It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?””

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. John 2 contains 25 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.