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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/mark/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/mark/14.htm">New International Version</a> &#8220We heard him say, &#8216I will destroy this temple made with human hands and in three days will build another, not made with hands.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/mark/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this Temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another, made without human hands.’” <a href="/esv/mark/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’” <a href="/bsb/mark/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’” <a href="/blb/mark/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> "We heard Him saying, 'I will destroy this temple, the one made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.'" <a href="/kjv/mark/14.htm">King James Bible</a> We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. <a href="/nkjv/mark/14.htm">New King James Version</a> “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/mark/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that was made by hands, and in three days I will build another, made without hands.’” <a href="/nasb/mark/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220We heard Him say, &#8216I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/mark/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” <a href="/lsb/mark/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “We ourselves heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this sanctuary made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” <a href="/amp/mark/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this temple (sanctuary) that was made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” <a href="/csb/mark/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with human hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/mark/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> We heard Him say, &#8216I will demolish this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three days I will build another not made by hands.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/mark/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. <a href="/cev/mark/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "We heard him say he would tear down this temple that we built. He also claimed that in three days he would build another one without any help." <a href="/erv/mark/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. <a href="/gwt/mark/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "We heard him say, 'I'll tear down this temple made by humans, and in three days I'll build another temple, one not made by human hands.'" <a href="/gnt/mark/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> "We heard him say, 'I will tear down this Temple which men have made, and after three days I will build one that is not made by men.'" <a href="/isv/mark/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> "We ourselves heard him say, 'I will destroy this sanctuary made by human hands, and in three days I will build another one not made by human hands.'" <a href="/net/mark/14.htm">NET Bible</a> "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.'" <a href="/nheb/mark/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "We heard him say, 'I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'" <a href="/wbt/mark/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. <a href="/wey/mark/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "We have heard him say, 'I will pull down this Sanctuary built by human hands, and three days afterwards I will erect another built without hands.'"<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/mark/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’” <a href="/web/mark/14.htm">World English Bible</a> “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “We heard Him saying, I will throw down this temple made with hands, and by three days, I will build another made without hands”; <a href="/blb/mark/14.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> "We heard Him saying, 'I will destroy this temple, the one made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.'" <a href="/ylt/mark/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'We heard him saying -- I will throw down this sanctuary made with hands, and by three days, another made without hands I will build;' <a href="/slt/mark/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> That we heard him saying, That I will abolish this temple made with hands, and in three days will I build another, made without hands.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> We heard him say, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and within three days I will build another not made with hands. <a href="/cpdv/mark/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “For we heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple, made with hands, and within three days I will build another, not made with hands.’ ” <a href="/nabre/mark/14.htm">New American Bible</a> “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and within three days I will build another not made with hands.’ ” <a href="/nrsvce/mark/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> We heard him say, I will tear down this temple which is made with hands, and in three days I will build another which is not made with hands. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/14.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “We have heard him say, 'I shall destroy this temple that is made with hands and in three days I shall build another that is not made with hands.'”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/14.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands. <a href="/godbey/mark/14.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> We heard Him saying, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and will build another in three days, made without hands. <a href="/haweis/mark/14.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> We have heard him affirm, I will destroy this temple made with hands, and after three days I will build another not made with hands. <a href="/mace/mark/14.htm">Mace New Testament</a> saying, we heard him say, "I will pull down this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands." <a href="/wey/mark/14.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "We have heard him say, 'I will pull down this Sanctuary built by human hands, and three days afterwards I will erect another built without hands.'" <a href="/worrell/mark/14.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> "We heard Him say, 'I will destroy this temple made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands.'" <a href="/worsley/mark/14.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> saying, We heard Him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another made without hands: <a href="/parallel/mark/14-58.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=5084" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/14.htm">Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin</a> …57Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him: 58<a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: Hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">“We</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousamen (V-AIA-1P) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">heard</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legontos (V-PPA-GMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">say,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: Egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">‘I</a> <a href="/greek/2647.htm" title="2647: katalysō (V-FIA-1S) -- From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish; specially to halt for the night.">will destroy</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touton (DPro-AMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5499.htm" title="5499: cheiropoiēton (Adj-AMS) -- Done or made with hands, artificial. From cheir and a derivative of poieo; manufactured, i.e. Of human construction.">man-made</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naon (N-AMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">in</a> <a href="/greek/5140.htm" title="5140: triōn (Adj-GFP) -- Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; three.">three</a> <a href="/greek/2250.htm" title="2250: hēmerōn (N-GFP) -- A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. ">days</a> <a href="/greek/3618.htm" title="3618: oikodomēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.">I will build</a> <a href="/greek/243.htm" title="243: allon (Adj-AMS) -- Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; else, i.e. Different.">another that is</a> <a href="/greek/886.htm" title="886: acheiropoiēton (Adj-AMS) -- Not made with hands. Unmanufactured, i.e. Inartificial.">made without hands.’”</a> 59But even their testimony was inconsistent.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a> Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.” / “This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?” / But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61</a> and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/acts/6-14.htm">Acts 6:14</a> For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? / If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a> Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; <a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a> Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ... <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11</a> But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that have come, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made by hands and is not a part of this creation. <a href="/revelation/21-22.htm">Revelation 21:22</a> But I saw no temple in the city, because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. <a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4-5</a> As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, / you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. <a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Colossians 2:9</a> For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form. <a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a> The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a> But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. <a href="/zechariah/6-12.htm">Zechariah 6:12-13</a> And you are to tell him that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Here is a man whose name is the Branch, and He will branch out from His place and build the temple of the LORD. / Yes, He will build the temple of the LORD; He will be clothed in splendor and will sit on His throne and rule. And He will be a priest on His throne, and there will be peaceful counsel between the two.’ <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a> The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. <a href="/isaiah/28-16.htm">Isaiah 28:16</a> So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.<a href="/daniel/2-34.htm">Daniel 2:34,45</a> Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces… <a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48</a> Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,<a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1</a> For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/6-45.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Build</a> <a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Built</a> <a href="/mark/12-9.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/mark/13-31.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Erect</a> <a href="/mark/14-52.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/mark/14-11.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/mark/14-11.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/mark/13-20.htm">Human</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-28.htm">Man-Made</a> <a href="/mark/2-21.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/matthew/27-51.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/mark/14-49.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/mark/14-30.htm">Three</a> <a href="/mark/11-23.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/mark/14-54.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/14-70.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Build</a> <a href="/luke/4-29.htm">Built</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/mark/15-36.htm">End</a> <a href="/luke/13-13.htm">Erect</a> <a href="/mark/14-65.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/mark/14-64.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/mark/15-35.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/luke/11-13.htm">Human</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Man-Made</a> <a href="/luke/6-42.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/mark/14-72.htm">Three</a> <a href="/luke/4-9.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/mark/15-16.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 14</div>1. <a href="/mark/14-1.htm">A conspiracy against Jesus.</a> 3. <a href="/mark/14-3.htm">Expensive perfume is poured on his head by a woman.</a> 10. <a href="/mark/14-10.htm">Judas sells his Master for money.</a> 12. <a href="/mark/14-12.htm">Jesus himself foretells how he will be betrayed by one of his disciples;</a> 22. <a href="/mark/14-22.htm">after the passover prepared, and eaten, institutes his last supper;</a> 26. <a href="/mark/14-26.htm">declares beforehand the flight of all his disciples, and Peter's denial.</a> 43. <a href="/mark/14-43.htm">Judas betrays him with a kiss.</a> 46. <a href="/mark/14-46.htm">Jesus is apprehended in the garden;</a> 53. <a href="/mark/14-53.htm">falsely accused and impiously condemned of the council;</a> 65. <a href="/mark/14-65.htm">shamefully abused by them;</a> 66. <a href="/mark/14-66.htm">and thrice denied by Peter.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>We heard Him say This phrase indicates the testimony of witnesses during Jesus' trial before the Sanhedrin. It reflects the legal proceedings of the time, where multiple witnesses were required to establish a charge. The statement is a misrepresentation of Jesus' words, highlighting the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders.I will destroy this man-made temple The "man-made temple" refers to the physical Temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship and a symbol of Jewish identity. Jesus' statement is often seen as a prophetic declaration of the Temple's destruction, which occurred in AD 70. It also symbolizes the end of the old covenant and the establishment of a new covenant through Jesus.and in three days The reference to "three days" is significant in biblical numerology, often symbolizing completeness and divine intervention. It foreshadows Jesus' resurrection, which occurred on the third day after His crucifixion, marking the fulfillment of His mission and the validation of His divine authority.I will build another This phrase suggests the creation of a new form of worship and relationship with God, not centered on a physical structure but on Jesus Himself. It points to the establishment of the Church, the body of believers, as the new temple where God's presence dwells.that is made without hands "Made without hands" indicates something divine and eternal, contrasting with the temporary and human-made Temple. It emphasizes the spiritual nature of the new covenant and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in believers. This aligns with passages like <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm">Hebrews 9:11</a>, which speaks of a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Central figure in the Gospel of Mark, whose teachings and actions are being misrepresented by false witnesses. 2. <a href="/topical/f/false_witnesses.htm">False Witnesses</a> Individuals who misinterpret or distort Jesus' words to accuse Him during His trial before the Sanhedrin. 3. <a href="/topical/s/sanhedrin.htm">Sanhedrin</a> The Jewish council and court that held authority over religious matters in Jerusalem. 4. <a href="/topical/t/temple.htm">Temple</a> Refers to the physical temple in Jerusalem, a central place of worship for the Jewish people. 5. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where these events take place, significant in Jewish history and prophecy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_jesus'_words.htm">Understanding Jesus' Words</a> Jesus often spoke in metaphors and parables. His reference to the temple was about His body and resurrection, not a literal destruction of the physical temple. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vs._physical.htm">Spiritual vs. Physical</a> The shift from a physical temple to a spiritual understanding of God's presence is crucial. Believers are now the temple of the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/m/misinterpretation_and_opposition.htm">Misinterpretation and Opposition</a> Jesus faced opposition and misinterpretation, a reminder that believers may also face similar challenges when standing for truth. <a href="/topical/r/resurrection_power.htm">Resurrection Power</a> The promise of "building another" in three days points to the resurrection, a cornerstone of Christian faith and hope. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_trials.htm">Faith in Trials</a> Jesus' calmness in the face of false accusations encourages believers to trust God during trials and misunderstandings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 14</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_jesus_threatened_the_temple.htm">Mark 14:58 – Is there any historical or archaeological support for Jesus threatening to destroy the temple, or could this be a misinterpretation of his statement? </a> <a href="/q/key_events_in_jesus'_trials.htm">What were the key events in Jesus' trials?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_gospels_differ_on_jesus'_arrest.htm">Why do different Gospels have different reasons for why Jesus was arrested?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_mark_15_align_with_other_gospels.htm">How do the events described in Mark 15 align with differing crucifixion accounts in the other Gospels? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(58) This temple.--The word here, as in <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm" title="And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.">Matthew 26:61</a> and <a href="/john/2-19.htm" title="Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.">John 2:19</a>, is that which indicates generally the sanctuary or shrine, and here the "Holy Place" of the Temple.Made with hands . . . made without hands.--The antithesis is peculiar to St. Mark, but we may, perhaps, trace an echo of it in the "more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands," of <a href="/hebrews/9-11.htm" title="But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;">Hebrews 9:11</a>. <a href="/commentaries/mark/14-58.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“We Ἡμεῖς (Hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. heard ἠκούσαμεν (ēkousamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. Him αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. say, λέγοντος (legontos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ‘I Ἐγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. will destroy καταλύσω (katalysō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2647.htm">Strong's 2647: </a> From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish; specially to halt for the night. this τοῦτον (touton) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. man-made χειροποίητον (cheiropoiēton) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5499.htm">Strong's 5499: </a> Done or made with hands, artificial. From cheir and a derivative of poieo; manufactured, i.e. Of human construction. temple, ναὸν (naon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. in διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. three τριῶν (triōn) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5140.htm">Strong's 5140: </a> Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'. days ἡμερῶν (hēmerōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. I will build οἰκοδομήσω (oikodomēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3618.htm">Strong's 3618: </a> From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm. another [that is] ἄλλον (allon) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_243.htm">Strong's 243: </a> Other, another (of more than two), different. A primary word; 'else, ' i.e. Different. made without hands.’” ἀχειροποίητον (acheiropoiēton) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_886.htm">Strong's 886: </a> Not made with hands. 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