Bible in Basic English
"The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days!"
— John 2:20, Bible in Basic English
“Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?”
“The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? ”
“The Jews therefore said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?"”
“The Jews then said: Six and forty years was this temple in building; and wilt thou raise it up in three days?”
“Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?”
And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house.
Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?
And Jesus said to them, Send destruction on this Temple and I will put it up again in three days.
The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days!
But his words were about that holy building which was his body.
So when he had come back again from the dead, the memory of these words came back to the disciples, and they had faith in the holy Writings and in the word which Jesus had said.
Now while he was in Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover, a great number of people came to have faith in his name, after seeing the signs which he did.