But he spake of the temple of his body (εκεινος δε ελεγεν περ του ναου του σωματος αυτου). Emphatic he (εκεινος) and imperfect ten…

But he spoke.—Literally, was speaking. This is the solution to the enigma as the disciples understood it in the subsequen…

Theophylact of Ohrid: When the Jews saw Jesus acting in this way with power, and heard Him say, Make not My Father’s ho…

The Jews’ demand for a sign is quite in agreement with their general attitude toward Jesus during his lifetime (16:1; Mark 8:11). On th…

But he spoke of the temple of his body .
Which was the antitype of the material temple; and might well be called so,…

The first public work in which we find Christ engaged was driving the traders from the temple, whom the covetous priests and rulers encouraged to m…

1. Having explained the occasion for showing the sign, the Evangelist then states the sign that would be given. He does this in a structured…