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John 2:21

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But he spake of the temple of his body.
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  1. 1 Corinthians 6:19Rank 1 from verse 21
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    19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

  2. 1 Corinthians 3:16Rank 2 from verse 21
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    16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

  3. Colossians 1:19Rank 3 from verse 21
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    19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;

  4. Colossians 2:9Rank 4 from verse 21
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    9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

  5. Ephesians 2:20–22Rank 5 from verse 21
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    20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

    21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

    22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

  6. Hebrews 8:2Rank 6 from verse 21
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    2A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

  7. 2 Corinthians 6:16Rank 7 from verse 21
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    16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  8. John 1:14Rank 8 from verse 21
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    14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

  9. 1 Peter 2:4–5Rank 9 from verse 21
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    4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

    5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

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John 2:21

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

temple

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Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

body

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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.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2:18¶ Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

2:19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

2:20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

2:21But he spake of the temple of his body.

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2:22When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

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