17. When this happened, his followers remembered what was written in the Scriptures: “My strong devotion to your Temple will destroy me.” Psalm 69:9
18. Some Jews said to Jesus, “Show us a miracle as a sign from God. Prove that you have the right to do these things.”
19. Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple and I will build it again in three days.”
20. They answered, “People worked 46 years to build this Temple! Do you really believe you can build it again in three days?”
21. But the temple Jesus meant was his own body.
22. After he was raised from death, his followers remembered that he had said this. So they believed the Scriptures, and they believed the words Jesus said.
23. Jesus was in Jerusalem for the Passover festival. Many people believed in him because they saw the miraculous signs he did.
24. But Jesus did not trust them, because he knew how all people think.
25. He did not need anyone to tell him what a person was like. He already knew.