Mark 14:58

We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
We	ἡμεῖς hēmeîs	G2249	we (only used when emphatic)
heard	ἠκούσαμεν ēkousamen	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active indicative, 1st person plural
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
say	λέγοντος legontos	G3004	properly · verb — present active participle, genitive singular masculine
I	ἐγὼ egō	G1473	I · personal pronoun — 1st person nominative singular
destroy	καταλύσω katalusō	G2647	to loosen down (disintegrate) · verb — future active indicative, 1st person singular
this	τοῦτον toûton	G5126	this (person
temple	ναὸν naon	G3485	a fane · noun — accusative singular masculine
that	τὸν ton	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — accusative singular masculine
hands	χειροποίητον cheiropoiēton	G5499	manufactured · adjective — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
within	διὰ dia	G1223	through (in very wide applications · preposition
three	τριῶν triōn	G5140	"three" · adjective — genitive plural feminine
days	ἡμερῶν hēmerōn	G2250	day · noun — genitive plural feminine
build	οἰκοδομήσω. oikodomēsō	G3618	to be a house-builder · verb — future active indicative, 1st person singular
another	ἄλλον allon	G243	"else · adjective — accusative singular masculine
hands	ἀχειροποίητον acheiropoiēton	G886	unmanufactured · adjective — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

John 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in…
Hebrews 9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say,…
Mark 15:29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
Acts 7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Hebrews 9:24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in…
Daniel 2:34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to p…
Daniel 2:45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:53-65

We have here Christ's arraignment, trial, conviction, and condemnation, in the ecclesiastical court, before the great sanhedrim, of which the high priest was president, or judge of the court; the same Caiaphas that had lately adjudged it expedient he should be put to death, guilty or not guilty (Joh 11:50), and who therefore might justly be excepted against as partial. I. Christ is hurried away to his house, his palace it is called, such state did he live in. And there, though, in the dead of the night, all the chief priests, and elders, and scribes, that were in the secret, were assembled, ready to receive the prey; so sure were they of it. II. Peter followed at a distance, such a degree of…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 14:54

Peter followed - On Peter's denial, see Mat 26:57, etc. At the fire - Προς το φως, literally, at the light, i.e. a fire that cast considerable light, in consequence of which, the maid servant was the better able to distinguish him: see Mar 14:67.

John Gill on Mark 14:58

We heard him say,.... In a discourse of his, recorded in John 2:19, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands; which was a very false testimony; for Christ did not say be would destroy any temple at all, only put the Jews on doing it; much less did he point at, or design the temple of Jerusalem, but his own body; nor did he use the distinction of a temple, made with and without hands; nor did he affirm that he would build another; only said, he would raise up in three days, that which they should destroy. By this testimony these witnesses would suggest, that Christ had a design upon their temple to demolish it, and that…

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John Calvin on Mark 14:53-59

Mark 14:53-59 Matthew 26:57-61 Mark 14:53-59 Luke 22:54 57. But they who had apprehended Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and elders were assembled. 58. And Peter followed him at a distance, as far as to the court of the high priest, and having gone in, he sat with the servants to see the end. 59. And the chief priests and elders, and the whole council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death, 60. And found none; even though many false witnesses came, they found none: but at length came two false witnesses, 61. Who said, This man said, I can destroy the temple of God, and build it in three days. 53. And they led Jesus to the high priest, and a…

The Church Fathers

(ubi sup.) He had said also, I will raise up, meaning a thing with life and soul, and a breathing temple. He is a false witness, who understands words in a sense, in which they are not spoken.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

The accusations they brought against our Lord Jesus Christ appear to have reference to this utterance of his, "Destroy this temple, and I will build it up in three days." Though he was speaking of the temple of his body, they supposed his words to refer to the temple of stone.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON JOHN 10.21

Lo, the house of the wicked blasphemer, Caiaphas, has fallen, Where the sacred face of the Christ was cruelly smitten. This destruction will be the lot of all reprobate sinners, For their life will lie buried in crumbling ruins forever. In this house the Lord stood upright, bound and tied to a pillar, And submitted his back as a slave bound and tied to a pillar, Worthy of reverence, this pillar still stands, supporting a temple, And instructing us how to lead our lives. free from all scourges
— Prudentius, SCENES FROM SACRED HISTORY 40, 41

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Dictionary and topics

Court · .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO — .COMPOSITION OF, AND MO
False Teachers · Against Jesus — Against Jesus
Indictments · First, of blasphemy — First, of blasphemy
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:53-65

Adam Clarke on Mark 14:54

John Gill on Mark 14:58

John Calvin on Mark 14:53-59

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 14:53-65

Adam Clarke on Mark 14:54

John Gill on Mark 14:58

John Calvin on Mark 14:53-59

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 14:55-59