And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
Parallel translations
- WEB Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads, and saying, “Ha! You who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,
- KJV 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,
- NKJV And those who passed by blasphemed Him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who destroy the temple and build it in three days,
- NASB Those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Ha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- NLT The people passing by shouted abuse, shaking their heads in mockery. “Ha! Look at you now!” they yelled at him. “You said you were going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days.
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Quick answer
Passersby hurl insults, mocking Jesus' words about destroying and rebuilding the temple. They jeer at the very claim now being fulfilled.
Overview
The crowd's head-wagging derision echoes Psalm 22:7, where the righteous sufferer is scorned. They throw back at Jesus the temple saying twisted at his trial (Mark 14:58). Ironically, in his death and resurrection Jesus would indeed raise up the true temple, his own body, granting access to God.
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- Mark 14:58“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
- Ps 109:25I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
- Lam 1:12Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look around and see! Is there any sorrow like mine, which was inflicted on me, which the LORD made me suffer on the day of His fierce anger?
- Lam 2:15All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?”
- John 2:18–22On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
- Ps 69:26For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
- Ps 22:7–8All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
- Ps 35:15–21But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
- Ps 69:19–20You know my reproach, my shame and disgrace. All my adversaries are before You.
- Gen 37:19–20“Here comes that dreamer!” they said to one another.
- Ps 22:12–14Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me.
- Matt 27:39–40And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads
- Matt 26:61and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
- Ps 69:7For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.
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