John 2:17-19

International Standard Version

¹⁷ His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”^[a]

¹⁸ Then the Jewish leaders^[b] asked him, “What sign can you show us as authority for doing these things?”

¹⁹ Jesus answered them, “Destroy this sanctuary, and in three days I will rebuild it.”