John 2:18-25

Illustration of John 2:18-21 NLT -- But the Jewish leaders demanded, "What are you doing? If God gave you authority to [clear the Temple of the money changers and animals], show us a miraculous sign to prove it.""All right," Jesus replied. "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.""What!" they exclaimed. "It has taken forty-six years to build this Temple, and you can rebuild it in three days?"But when Jesus said "this temple," he meant his own body.

Illustration of John 2:23-25 NLT -- Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people. No one needed to tell him about human nature, for he knew what was in each person’s heart.

Illustration of John 2:24-25 -- Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men. He did not need man's testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man.

Inspirational illustration of John 2:25 -- [Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men.] He did not need man's testimony about man, for he knew what was in a man.

Illustration of John 2:22 NLT -- After [Jesus] was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered he had said ["Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up"], and they believed both the Scriptures and what Jesus had said.