New International Reader's Version

John 2:19-24 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

19. Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple. I will raise it up again in three days."

20. The Jews replied, "It has taken 46 years to build this temple. Are you going to raise it up in three days?"

21. But the temple Jesus had spoken about was his body.

22. His disciples later remembered what he had said. That was after he had been raised from the dead. Then they believed the Scriptures. They also believed the words that Jesus had spoken.

23. Meanwhile, he was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast. Many people saw the miraculous signs he was doing. And they believed in his name.

24. But Jesus did not fully trust them. He knew what people are like.