"Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?" — John 2:18

John 2:18 · KJV

“Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?”

— John 2:18

Verse 17

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

Verse 19

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

John 2 — Context

And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

Cross References

Luke 11:29

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

Matthew 21:23

And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

John 6:30

They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

Mark 11:27-28

And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

Mark 8:11

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

Luke 20:1-2

And it came to pass, {that} on one of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon {him} with the elders,

John 1:25

And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

Acts 5:28

Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.