But he spake of the temple of his body.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 2:21 · retained source text
But he spake of the temple of his body.
KJV dictionary & concordance
body
Meaning of “body”
Sense 1: The material frame of a person or creature. Sense 2: A visible form, mass, or main substance. Sense 3: A unified whole or company composed of members. Sense 4: Substantial reality distinguished from a shadow.
Definition sources
Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
174 occurrences151 verses35 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 24:10
Complete exact-word concordance
Every verse containing “body”
¶ And after this Joseph of Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 19:38 · retained source text
¶ And after this, Ioseph of Arimathea (being a disciple of Iesus, but secretly for feare of the Iewes) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Iesus, and Pilate gaue him leaue: he came therefore, and tooke the body of Iesus.
1611 marginal noteMat. 27.57.
Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 19:40 · retained source text
Then tooke they the body of Iesus, & wound it in linnen clothes, with the spices, as the maner of the Iewes is to burie:
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 20:12 · retained source text
And seeth two Angels in white, sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feete, where the body of Iesus had layen:
Complete reference index — all 151 verses
Exodus 24:10Leviticus 21:11Numbers 6:6Numbers 9:6Numbers 9:7Numbers 9:10Numbers 19:11Numbers 19:13Numbers 19:16Deuteronomy 21:23Deuteronomy 28:4Deuteronomy 28:11Deuteronomy 28:18Deuteronomy 28:53Deuteronomy 30:9Judges 8:301 Samuel 31:101 Samuel 31:122 Kings 8:51 Chronicles 10:12Job 19:17Job 19:26Job 20:25Psalms 132:11Proverbs 5:11Isaiah 10:18Isaiah 26:19Isaiah 51:23Jeremiah 26:23Jeremiah 36:30Lamentations 4:7Ezekiel 10:12Daniel 4:33Daniel 5:21Daniel 7:11Daniel 7:15Daniel 10:6Micah 6:7Haggai 2:13Matthew 5:29Matthew 5:30Matthew 6:22Matthew 6:23Matthew 6:25Matthew 10:28Matthew 14:12Matthew 26:12Matthew 26:26Matthew 27:58Matthew 27:59Mark 5:29Mark 14:8Mark 14:22Mark 14:51Mark 15:43Mark 15:45Luke 11:34Luke 11:36Luke 12:4Luke 12:22Luke 12:23Luke 17:37Luke 22:19Luke 23:52Luke 23:55Luke 24:3Luke 24:23John 2:21John 19:38John 19:40John 20:12Acts 9:40Acts 19:12Romans 4:19Romans 6:6Romans 6:12Romans 7:4Romans 7:24Romans 8:10Romans 8:13Romans 8:23Romans 12:4Romans 12:51 Corinthians 5:31 Corinthians 6:131 Corinthians 6:161 Corinthians 6:181 Corinthians 6:191 Corinthians 6:201 Corinthians 7:41 Corinthians 7:341 Corinthians 9:271 Corinthians 10:161 Corinthians 10:171 Corinthians 11:241 Corinthians 11:271 Corinthians 11:291 Corinthians 12:121 Corinthians 12:131 Corinthians 12:141 Corinthians 12:151 Corinthians 12:161 Corinthians 12:171 Corinthians 12:181 Corinthians 12:191 Corinthians 12:201 Corinthians 12:221 Corinthians 12:231 Corinthians 12:241 Corinthians 12:251 Corinthians 12:271 Corinthians 13:31 Corinthians 15:351 Corinthians 15:371 Corinthians 15:381 Corinthians 15:442 Corinthians 4:102 Corinthians 5:62 Corinthians 5:82 Corinthians 5:102 Corinthians 12:22 Corinthians 12:3Galatians 6:17Ephesians 1:23Ephesians 2:16Ephesians 3:6Ephesians 4:4Ephesians 4:12Ephesians 4:16Ephesians 5:23Ephesians 5:30Philippians 1:20Philippians 3:21Colossians 1:18Colossians 1:22Colossians 2:11Colossians 2:17Colossians 2:19Colossians 2:23Colossians 3:151 Thessalonians 5:23Hebrews 10:5Hebrews 10:10Hebrews 13:3James 2:16James 2:26James 3:2James 3:3James 3:61 Peter 2:24Jude 1:9
Where “body” appears
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Exodus1 occurrence
1 verseLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers7 occurrences
7 versesDeuteronomy6 occurrences
6 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel5 occurrences
5 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew15 occurrences
11 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke13 occurrences
11 versesJohn5 occurrences
4 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesRomans10 occurrences
10 verses1 Corinthians44 occurrences
33 verses2 Corinthians9 occurrences
6 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians9 occurrences
8 versesPhilippians3 occurrences
2 versesColossians7 occurrences
7 verses1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames5 occurrences
5 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verse
1 verseLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseNumbers7 occurrences
7 versesDeuteronomy6 occurrences
6 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse1 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
3 versesJeremiah2 occurrences
2 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseDaniel5 occurrences
5 versesMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHaggai1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew15 occurrences
11 versesMark6 occurrences
6 versesLuke13 occurrences
11 versesJohn5 occurrences
4 versesActs2 occurrences
2 versesRomans10 occurrences
10 verses1 Corinthians44 occurrences
33 verses2 Corinthians9 occurrences
6 versesGalatians1 occurrence
1 verseEphesians9 occurrences
8 versesPhilippians3 occurrences
2 versesColossians7 occurrences
7 verses1 Thessalonians1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames5 occurrences
5 verses1 Peter1 occurrence
1 verseJude1 occurrence
1 verse
Source order
Definition evidence
1 · Direct Scripture definition
1 Corinthians 12:12
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:14
For the body is not one member, but many.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Exodus 24:101 Samuel 31:12Mark 5:29John 2:21Romans 12:4-51 Corinthians 12:12-27Colossians 2:172 Corinthians 4:10-112 Corinthians 4:72 Corinthians 4:102 Corinthians 4:11Matthew 10:28Romans 12:41 Corinthians 12:121 Corinthians 15:38Ephesians 1:23James 2:26Job 19:26Matthew 6:25Luke 23:551 Corinthians 6:181 Corinthians 12:23Ephesians 5:23Jude 1:9
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗The frame of an animal; the material substance of an animal, in distinction from the living principle of beasts, and the soul of man. Reality, as opposed to representation. A collective mass; a number of individuals or particulars united. The main part; the bulk. Any extended solid substance; matter; any substance or mass distinct from others.