“ But he spake of the temple of his body. ”
But he spake of the (i) temple of his body. (i) That is, of his body.
The Cleansing of the Temple. The Passover of the Jews as an author writing for Christians naturally describes it without special significance or bias, was near. Jesus, following the custom of the r...
But He spake, &c. Figure of speech Epitrechon (App-6). For other examples, See John 7:39 ; John 12:33 ; John 21:19 . he . Greek. ekeinos. Emph. in contrast with "thou" in John 2:20 ....
But he spake of the temple of his body. Of the temple of his body - Rather, the temple, his body: his body had no particular temple: but it was the temple of his Divinity - the place in which, as in...
But he spake of the temple of his body. But he spake of the temple of his body - in which was enshrined the glory of the eternal Word. (See the note at John 1:14 .) By its resurrection the t...
The Wedding at Cana. The Temple Cleansed 1-11. The marriage at Cana. This miracle is not recorded by the synoptists because it occurred before the beginning of the ministry proper. St. John record...
But he spake. — Literally, was speaking. This is the solution of the enigma as the disciples read it in the after history. It is remarkable that we have the interpretation of the spiritual temple...
Chapter 6 THE CLEANSING OF THE TEMPLE. “After this He went down to Capernaum, He, and His mother, and His brethren, and His disciples: and there they abode not many days. And the Passover of the...
Right and Wrong Uses of God's House John 2:12-22 This market was established in the Temple courts, and many evils were associated with it. The animals were sold at exorbitant prices, which made...
At Cana our Lord wrought what John describes as the "beginning of His signs." It was a sign of power in the realm of creation, and of it being exercised in answer to faith. It was a sign, moreover, o...
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? (19) Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will r...
But he spoke of the temple of his body. Which was the antitype of the material temple; and might well be called so, since the bodies of the saints are called temples, 1 Corinthians 3:16 2 Corint...
But he spake of the temple of his body. Ver. 21. The temple of his body ] Wherein the "Godhead dwelt bodily," Colossians 2:9 , that is, personally, as he dwelt in the material temple sacramental...
Then answered the Jews “A fact so public and remarkable as that just mentioned, could not but immediately come to the knowledge of the priests and rulers of the Jews, whose supreme council sat in a...
A MARRIAGE ON THE THIRD DAY (vs.1-12) Now we are told of a third day, and a marriage in Cana. This is typical of Israel's new relationship with their Messiah and the receiving of the joy of His m...
Temple-Merchandise Punished; Christ's Death and Resurrection Foretold. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother,...
But, alas, our Saviour spoke not of their material temple, but of the temple of his body; which yet was proper speaking: for if the apostle calleth our bodies the temple of God, as he doth, 1 Co...
The Cleansing of the Temple ( John 2:13-25 ). It is difficult to avoid the feeling that this narrative is given here on close proximity to what has gone before because it illustrates the fulfilmen...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 2:18 . The disciples saw in Christ’s action the fulfilment of the old Scripture, the Jews an excuse for a further demand for a sign. John 2:19 . Destroy thi...
John 2:1 . The third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, when the sun of righteousness shone out with divine glory. Cana of Galilee is here mentioned to distinguish it from Cana near Sido...
What sign showest Thou? Christ and the rulers I. THE DISPUTE WHICH FOLLOWED HIS PROCEEDING IN THE TEMPLE. 1. The remonstrance addressed to Him by the Jews. The parties were the authorities o...
EXPOSITION Verses 2:1-3:4 The testimony of signs to the glory of the Word made flesh. John 2:1-43 (1) The first sign, the beginning of signs, Mastery over the old creation. Sign o...
The challenge of the Jews:
1 Corinthians 3:16 ; 1 Corinthians 6:19 ; 1 Peter 2:4 ; 1 Peter 2:5 ; 2 Corinthians 6:16 ; Colossians 1:19 ; Colossians 2:9 ; Ephesians 2:20-22 ; Hebrews 8:2 ; John 1:14
The Father's House John 2:12-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The connecting link. The connecting verse between the last study and this one, is John 2:12 . In that verse we read that Jesus went to Ca...