John 2:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They replied, 'It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and You are going to raise it in three days?'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπον οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι, Τεσσαράκοντα καὶ ἕξ ἔτεσιν ᾠκοδομήθη ὁ ναὸς οὗτος, καὶ σὺ ἐν τρισὶν ἡμέραις ἐγερεῖς αὐτόν;

Transliteration

Eipon therefore the Ioudaioi, Forty and six etesin ōkodomēthē the naos this, and you in three hēmerais egereis it?

Grammar Details

• *Eipon*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - said/told
• *Ioudaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Jews/Judeans
• *etesin*: dative, neuter, plural - years
• *ōkodomēthē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - was built
• *naos*: nominative, masculine, singular - temple/sanctuary
• *hēmerais*: dative, feminine, plural - days
• *egereis*: future, active, indicative, 2nd singular - you will raise/rebuild

Word Meanings

• *ōkodomēthē*: was built/was constructed
• *naos*: temple/sanctuary/shrine [inner temple building]
• *egereis*: will raise/will rebuild/will resurrect

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then the Jews said, It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it up in three days?

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then sayde the Iewes: xlvi. yeares was this temple abuyldinge: and wylt thou reare it vp in thre dayes?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the Iewes: Sixe and fourtye yeare was this temple abuyldinge, and wilt thou set it vp in thre dayes?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then said the Iewes, Fourtie & sixe yeeres was this Temple a building, and wilt thou reare it vp in three daies?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde the Iewes, fourtie and sixe yeres was this temple a buildyng, and wilt thou reare it vp in three dayes?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The Jews therefore said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The Jews, therefore, said, `Forty and six years was this sanctuary building, and wilt thou in three days raise it up?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  The Jews therefore said, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The Jews said, The building of this Temple took forty-six years; and you will put it up in three days!

• World English Bible (2000)

  The Jews therefore said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple! Will you raise it up in three days?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the Jewish leaders said to him,“This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and are you going to raise it up in three days?”