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From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed.">1565</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1565.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1565">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Ἐκεῖνος<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ekeinos_1565.htm" title="ekeinos: he.">ekeinos</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">He</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular">DPro-NMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.">1161</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1161">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">δὲ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/de_1161.htm" title="de: Moreover.">de</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">however</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3004: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">3004</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3004">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἔλεγεν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/elegen_3004.htm" title="elegen: spoke.">elegen</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">was speaking</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular">V-IIA-3S</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">4012</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4012">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">περὶ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/peri_4012.htm" title="peri: about.">peri</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">concerning</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τοῦ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tou_3588.htm" title="tou: the.">tou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Masculine Singular">Art-GMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">3485</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3485">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ναοῦ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/naou_3485.htm" title="naou: Temple (inner rooms).">naou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">temple</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τοῦ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/tou_3588.htm" title="tou: of the.">tou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Neuter Singular">Art-GNS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="Strong's Greek 4983: Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">4983</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 4983">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">σώματος<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/so_matos_4983.htm" title="sōmatos: body.">sōmatos</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">body</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular">N-GNS</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">846</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 846">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">αὐτοῦ.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/autou_846.htm" title="autou: of him.">autou</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of Him.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular">PPro-GM3S</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <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'; 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(3) the same -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Singular Masculine">αὐτοῦ.</a></span> </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/john/2.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1161.htm" title="de (deh) -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English)">But</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1565.htm" title="ekeinos (ek-i'-nos) -- he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those">he</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3004.htm" title="lego (leg'-o) -- ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter">spake</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4012.htm" title="peri (per-ee') -- (there-)about, above, against, at, on behalf of, X and his company ">of</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3485.htm" title="naos (nah-os') -- shrine, temple">the temple</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/846.htm" title="autos (ow-tos') -- her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, (him-, my-, thy-)self ">of his</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/4983.htm" title="soma (so'-mah) -- bodily, body, slave">body</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/john/2.htm">John 2:21 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">והוא דבר על היכל גויתו׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/john/2.htm">John 2:21 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܗܘ ܕܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܗܘܐ ܥܠ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܕܦܓܪܗ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/john/2-21.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/2.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />But He was speaking of the temple of His body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But he spake of the temple of his body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But He was speaking about the sanctuary of His body.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">he.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/1-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 1:14</span> And the Word was made flesh, and dwelled among us, (and we beheld his glory…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/colossians/1-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Colossians 1:19</span> For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/colossians/2-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Colossians 2:9</span> For in him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hebrews 8:2</span> A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the …</a></p><p class="hdg">temple.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 3:16</span> Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 6:19</span> What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 6:16</span> And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ephesians 2:20-22</span> And are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 2:4,5</span> To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21</a> • <a href="/niv/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/2-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 2:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 2:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../john/2-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 2:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 2:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>