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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/matthew/26.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/matthew/26.htm">New International Version</a> and declared, &#8220This fellow said, &#8216I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nlt/matthew/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> who declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the Temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/esv/matthew/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/bsb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> they said, "This man has been saying, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.'" <a href="/kjv/matthew/26.htm">King James Bible</a> And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/26.htm">New King James Version</a> and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and said, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/nasb/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> and said, &#8220This man stated, &#8216I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and said, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/lsb/matthew/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and said, “This man stated, ‘I am able to destroy the sanctuary of God and to rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/amp/matthew/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and testified, “This man said, ‘I am able to tear down the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” <a href="/csb/matthew/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> stated, &#8220This man said, &#8216I can demolish God&#8217s sanctuary and rebuild it in three days.&#8217&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. <a href="/cev/matthew/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and said, "This man claimed he could tear down God's temple and build it again in three days." <a href="/erv/matthew/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> and said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. <a href="/gwt/matthew/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They stated, "This man said, 'I can tear down God's temple and rebuild it in three days.'" <a href="/gnt/matthew/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> and said, "This man said, 'I am able to tear down God's Temple and three days later build it back up.'" <a href="/isv/matthew/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> and stated, "This man said, 'I can destroy the sanctuary of God and rebuild it in three days.'" <a href="/msb/matthew/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> and declared, ?This man said, ?I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.?? <a href="/net/matthew/26.htm">NET Bible</a> and declared, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.'" <a href="/nheb/matthew/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'" <a href="/wbt/matthew/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And said, This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> who testified, "This man said, 'I am able to pull down the Sanctuary of God and three days afterwards to build a new one.'" <a href="/web/matthew/26.htm">World English Bible</a> and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> said, “This One said, I am able to throw down the temple of God, and after three days to build it.” <a href="/blb/matthew/26.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> they said, "This man has been saying, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God and to rebuild it in three days.'" <a href="/ylt/matthew/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> said, 'This one said, I am able to throw down the sanctuary of God, and after three days to build it.' <a href="/slt/matthew/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And afterwards two false witnesses, having come near, said, This said, I can loosen the temple of God, and after three days build it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and after three days to rebuild it. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and they said, “This man said: ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and, after three days, to rebuild it.’ ” <a href="/nabre/matthew/26.htm">New American Bible</a> who stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and within three days rebuild it.’ ” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And said, This man said, I can tear down the temple of God, and build it in three days. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/26.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And they were saying: “This one said, 'I can destroy The Temple of God and in three days I shall build it.'”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/26.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. <a href="/godbey/matthew/26.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And afterwards two false witnesses having come forward, said, He said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and build it in three days. <a href="/haweis/matthew/26.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> said, This fellow said, I am able to pull down the temple of God, and to build it up in three days. <a href="/mace/matthew/26.htm">Mace New Testament</a> "I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days." <a href="/wey/matthew/26.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> who testified, "This man said, 'I am able to pull down the Sanctuary of God and three days afterwards to build a new one.'" <a href="/worrell/matthew/26.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> said, "This Man, said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.'" <a href="/worsley/matthew/26.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. <a href="/parallel/matthew/26-61.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/hriiyJYqzvc?start=8387" 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/matthew/26.htm">Jesus Faces the Sanhedrin</a> …60But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward 61<a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipan (V-AIA-3P) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">and declared,</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: Houtos (DPro-NMS) -- This; he, she, it. ">“This man</a> <a href="/greek/5346.htm" title="5346: ephē (V-IIA-3S) -- To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.">said,</a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: Dynamai (V-PIM/P-1S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">‘I am able</a> <a href="/greek/2647.htm" title="2647: katalysai (V-ANA) -- From kata and luo; to loosen down, i.e. to demolish; specially to halt for the night.">to destroy</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.">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/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3618.htm" title="3618: oikodomēsai (V-ANA) -- From the same as oikodome; to be a house-builder, i.e. Construct or confirm.">rebuild it</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> 62So the high priest stood up and asked Him, “Have You no answer? What are these men testifying against You?”…<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="/mark/14-58.htm">Mark 14:58</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="/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="/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40</a> and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” <a href="/john/10-18.htm">John 10:18</a> No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.” <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="/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth. <a href="/psalms/118-22.htm">Psalm 118:22</a> The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. <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="/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. <a href="/jeremiah/7-4.htm">Jeremiah 7:4</a> Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.This.<a href="/matthew/26-71.htm">Matthew 26:71</a> And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.<a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">Matthew 12:24</a> But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.<a href="/genesis/19-9.htm">Genesis 19:9</a> And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.I am.<a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Matthew 27:40</a> And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.<a href="/jeremiah/26-8.htm">Jeremiah 26:8-11,16-19</a> Now it came to pass, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people took him, saying, Thou shalt surely die… <a href="/mark/15-29.htm">Mark 15:29</a> And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/26-60.htm">Able</a> <a href="/matthew/25-11.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Build</a> <a href="/matthew/26-35.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/matthew/21-41.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/matthew/24-15.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/matthew/24-49.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/matthew/25-11.htm">Later</a> <a href="/matthew/26-29.htm">New</a> <a href="/matthew/13-28.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/matthew/23-35.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-12.htm">Stated</a> <a href="/matthew/26-55.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-19.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/matthew/26-34.htm">Three</a> <a href="/matthew/25-30.htm">Throw</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/27-42.htm">Able</a> <a href="/matthew/26-71.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Build</a> <a href="/matthew/26-74.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/matthew/27-20.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/matthew/26-71.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/matthew/26-64.htm">Later</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">New</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/matthew/27-40.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/mark/12-32.htm">Stated</a> <a href="/matthew/27-5.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/mark/14-56.htm">Testified</a> <a href="/matthew/26-75.htm">Three</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Throw</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 26</div>1. <a href="/matthew/26-1.htm">Jesus foretells his own death.</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">The rulers conspire against him.</a> 6. <a href="/matthew/26-6.htm">The woman anoints his feet.</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/26-14.htm">Judas bargains to betray him.</a> 17. <a href="/matthew/26-17.htm">Jesus eats the Passover;</a> 26. <a href="/matthew/26-26.htm">institutes his holy supper;</a> 30. <a href="/matthew/26-30.htm">foretells the desertion of his disciples, and Peter's denial;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/26-36.htm">prays in the garden;</a> 47. <a href="/matthew/26-47.htm">and being betrayed by a kiss,</a> 57. <a href="/matthew/26-57.htm">is carried to Caiaphas,</a> 69. <a href="/matthew/26-69.htm">and 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/matthew/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>and declared This phrase introduces the testimony of false witnesses during Jesus' trial before the Sanhedrin. In Jewish legal proceedings, the testimony of two or more witnesses was required to establish a charge (<a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>). The use of "declared" indicates a formal accusation, highlighting the gravity of the situation. The context is a judicial setting where Jesus is being tried for blasphemy and other charges.“This man said, The accusers refer to Jesus as "this man," a term that distances them from Him and diminishes His authority. It reflects their intent to portray Him as merely a human making audacious claims. This phrase is part of the broader narrative where Jesus' identity and authority are central themes, as seen throughout the Gospel of Matthew.‘I am able to destroy the temple of God This statement is a misrepresentation of Jesus' words. In <a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a>, Jesus speaks of destroying "this temple," referring metaphorically to His body, not the physical temple in Jerusalem. The temple was the center of Jewish worship and national identity, and any threat against it was considered blasphemous and seditious. The temple's destruction and rebuilding are prophetic themes, with Jesus foreshadowing His death and resurrection.and rebuild it in three days.’” The claim of rebuilding the temple in three days is a reference to Jesus' resurrection. The "three days" is significant in biblical typology, often associated with divine intervention and new beginnings (e.g., <a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Jonah 1:17</a>, <a href="/hosea/6-2.htm">Hosea 6:2</a>). This phrase underscores Jesus' power over life and death, affirming His divine nature. The misunderstanding of His words by the accusers highlights their spiritual blindness and inability to grasp the deeper truths of His mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> Central figure in this passage, accused of claiming He could destroy and rebuild the temple in three days. This statement is a reference to His death and resurrection. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The physical temple in Jerusalem, a sacred place for Jewish worship and the center of religious life. Symbolically, it also represents Jesus' body. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanhedrin.htm">The Sanhedrin</a> The Jewish council responsible for religious decisions and trials. They are the ones questioning Jesus and seeking evidence against Him. 4. <a href="/topical/f/false_witnesses.htm">False Witnesses</a> Individuals who came forward to testify against Jesus, misrepresenting His words to accuse Him of blasphemy. 5. <a href="/topical/c/caiaphas.htm">Caiaphas</a> The high priest at the time, presiding over the trial of Jesus and seeking to find grounds for His execution.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_misinterpretation.htm">Understanding Misinterpretation</a> Misinterpretations of Jesus' words can lead to false accusations. It's crucial to seek the true meaning of Scripture through careful study and prayer. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple.htm">Symbolism of the Temple</a> The temple represents more than a physical structure; it symbolizes God's presence and, in the New Testament, the body of Christ. Recognize the spiritual significance of biblical symbols. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_resurrection.htm">The Power of Resurrection</a> Jesus' statement about rebuilding the temple in three days points to His resurrection, a cornerstone of Christian faith. Embrace the hope and power of the resurrection in daily life. <a href="/topical/f/facing_false_accusations.htm">Facing False Accusations</a> Jesus faced false accusations with dignity and truth. As believers, we should respond to misunderstandings and falsehoods with grace and integrity. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Jesus' words were prophetic, pointing to His death and resurrection. Trust in God's prophetic word and its fulfillment in His perfect timing.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 26</a> <a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_holy_of_holies.htm">What is the Holy of Holies in the Bible?</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/why_isn't_the_temple_curtain_tear_recorded.htm">Why does Luke 23:45 record the temple curtain tearing from top to bottom if no Jewish historian mentions such a monumental event?</a> <a href="/q/did_jesus_cleanse_the_temple_same_day.htm">Did Jesus cleanse the temple the same day he entered Jerusalem? Yes (Matthew 21:12) or No, he waited until the next day (Mark 11:1-17)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(61) This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God.--It is remarkable that the two Gospels which record the charge do not record the words in which it had its starting-point. Apparently, the second cleansing of the Temple (<a href="/matthew/21-12.htm" title="And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,">Matthew 21:12</a>) had revived the memory of the first, and brought back to men's minds the words that had then been spoken--"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" (<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>). What was now reported was a sufficiently natural distortion of what had then been said. St. Mark adds that even then the witnesses did not agree. There were still discrepancies as to time, place, and the exact words, that did not fit in with the established rules of evidence.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 61. - This fellow (οῦτος). Contemptuously, displaying their animosity by the disrespectful use of the pronoun. I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. This is a distorted account of what our Lord said at his first purgation of the temple, when asked to give a sign in proof of his authority. Speaking metaphorically of his body, he had made this announcement, "Destroy ye this temple, and in three days I will raise it up" (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19</a>). At the time the Jews had not understood the words, and they now pervert them into a criminal accusation, which might take the form of charging him with being either an impious fomenter of disturbance, or a pretender to superhuman powers, Divine or Satanic. In either case, the charge would bring him into collision with the Roman authorities, which was the real object of this preliminary inquiry. We must not forget that Christ had twice interfered with the traffic in the temple, which was carried on to the great profit of the avaricious family of Annas, and that the malice of the high priests was on this account greatly embittered. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/26-61.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[and] said, εἶπαν (eipan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “This [man] Οὗτος (Houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. declared, ἔφη (ephē) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5346.htm">Strong's 5346: </a> To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say. ‘I am able Δύναμαι (Dynamai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. to destroy καταλῦσαι (katalysai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <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. the τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. 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. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. rebuild it οἰκοδομῆσαι (oikodomēsai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active <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. 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. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/26-61.htm">Matthew 26:61 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 26:61 And said This man said 'I (Matt. 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