After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
Parallel translations
- WEB When therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this, and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.
- KJV When 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.
- NKJV Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.
- NASB So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken.
- NLT After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said this, and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said.
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Quick answer
After Jesus rose, his disciples recalled his earlier saying about raising the temple and believed both Scripture and his words. It shows that resurrection faith looks back and finds Jesus' words confirmed.
Overview
John notes that the meaning of Jesus' cryptic temple-saying (2:19) became clear only in light of the resurrection. The disciples' faith deepened as Scripture and Jesus' own word proved trustworthy together. This pattern of remembering and believing after the resurrection recurs in John and underlines that the cross and empty tomb interpret Jesus' whole ministry.
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- John 12:16At first His disciples did not understand these things, but after Jesus was glorified they remembered what had been done to Him, and they realized that these very things had also been written about Him.
- Luke 24:7–8‘The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.’”
- John 14:26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- John 16:4But I have told you these things so that when their hour comes, you will remember that I told you about them. I did not tell you these things from the beginning, because I was with you.
- Ps 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
- John 2:17His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
- Acts 11:16Then I remembered the word of the Lord, as He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
- Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- John 20:8–9Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
- John 2:11Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
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