Where a verse leads
John 2:21: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“But he spake of the temple of his body.”John 2:21
John 2:21 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days? 21 But he spake of the temple of his body. 22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
John 2 · King James Version
Every collection that stands on this verse
Shadows and types
- Solomon's Temple
- The Temple and the Body of Christ (Direct New Testament link)
Questions people ask
What does John 2:21 mean?
John 2:21 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is John 2:21 in the Bible?
John 2:21 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does John 2:21 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens John 2:21 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.