King James Version

John 2:19

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Jesus here.

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themΛύσατεlusateDestroyλύω (luō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Destroy”, a single actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.This verse uses “destroy”.Destroyτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ναὸνnaontempleναός (naos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “temple”, the object formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.templeτοῦτονtoutonthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτρισὶνtrisinthreeτρεῖς (treis)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “three”, the to- or for-formG5140three.threeἡμέραιςhēmeraisdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “days”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysἐγερῶegerōI will raiseἐγείρω (egeirō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “I will raise”, an action still aheadG1453(a) I wake, arouse, (b) I raise up.I will raiseαὐτόνautonitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.it

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered and said to them, 'Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will raise it up.'

World English Bible

Jesus answered them, “ Destroy this temple , and in three days I will raise it up .”

Darby Translation

Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered, and said to them: Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

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