Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 14:58

"We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands." — Mark 14:58 (ASV)

Soon a definite charge was made. Jesus had said he would destroy this “man-made temple” and build another “not made by man” in three days (compare Jn 2:19 with Mk 13:2). The charge, however, proved invalid because again the testimony of the witnesses was inconsistent.