Matthew 26:61

Matthew 26:61 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
• New International Version (NIV)and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and said, "This man said, 'I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”

Context of Matthew 26:61

59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death, 60but they could not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. Finally, two who came forward stated, “This man said, ‘I can destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” 62The high priest stood up and said to him, “Don’t you have an answer to what these men are testifying against you?” 63But Jesus kept silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God.”

Matthew 26:61 word by word

εἶπαν· οὗτος ἔφη· δύναμαι καταλῦσαι τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ διὰ τριῶν ἡμερῶν οἰκοδομῆσαιRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• I am ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• to destroyκαταλύωkataluō · to destroy/lodgeG2647
• the templeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the templeναόςnaos · templeG3485
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• to buildοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• itαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250

Cross-references for Matthew 26:61

• Matthew 26:71When he had gone out to the gateway, another woman saw him and told those who were there, “This man was with Jesus the Nazarene!”
• Matthew 12:24When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
• Genesis 19:9“Get out of the way!” they said, adding, “This one came here as an alien, but he’s acting like a judge! Now we’ll do more harm to you than to them.” They put pressure on Lot and came up to break down the door.
• 1 Kings 22:27and say, ‘This is what the king says: Put this guy in prison and feed him only a little bread and water until I come back safely.’”
• 2 Kings 9:11When Jehu came out to his master’s servants, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this crazy person come to you?” Then he said to them, “You know the sort and their ranting.”
• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by people.
• Isaiah 49:7This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, his Holy One, says to one who is despised, to one abhorred by people, to a servant of rulers: “Kings will see, princes will stand up, and they will all bow down because of the Lord, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel — and he has chosen you.”
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by men, a man of suffering who knew what sickness was. He was like someone people turned away from; he was despised, and we didn’t value him.
• Luke 23:2They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation, opposing payment of taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is the Messiah, a king.”
• John 9:29We know that God has spoken to Moses. But this man — we don’t know where he’s from.”
• Acts 17:18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, “What is this ignorant show-off trying to say?” Others replied, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign deities” — because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
• Acts 18:13“This man,” they said, “is persuading people to worship God in ways contrary to the law.”
• Acts 22:22They listened to him up to this point. Then they raised their voices, shouting, “Wipe this man off the face of the earth! He should not be allowed to live!”
• Matthew 27:40and saying, “You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
• Jeremiah 26:8When he finished the address the Lord had commanded him to deliver to all the people, immediately the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, “You must surely die!
• Mark 15:29Those who passed by were yelling insults at him, shaking their heads, and saying, “Ha! The one who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

Commentaries on Matthew 26:61

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 61I am able to destroy the temple of God - 1st. These words were not fairly quoted. Jesus had said, John 2:19, Destroy this temple, and I will build it again in three days. 2dly. The inuendo which they produce, applying these words to a pretended design to destroy the temple at Jerusalem, was utterly unfair; for these words he spoke of the temple of his body. It is very easy, by means of a few small alterations, to render the most holy things and innocent…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 61And said, This fellow said … - Mark has recorded this testimony differently. According to him, they said, “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.” Probably both forms of giving in the testimony were used on the trial, and Matthew has recorded it as it was given at one time and Mark at another, so that there is no contradiction. Mark adds, “But neither so did…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-68Verses 57-68 Jesus was hurried into Jerusalem. It looks ill, and bodes worse, when those who are willing to be Christ's disciples, are not willing to be known to be so. Here began Peter's denying him: for to follow Christ afar off, is to begin to go back from him. It is more our concern to prepare for the end, whatever it may be, than curiously to ask what the end will be. The event is God's, but the duty is ours. Now the Scriptures were fulfilled, which…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 61The charge was either a misunderstanding or a deliberate misrepresentation of what Jesus had said about his death and resurrection (see John 2:19–21).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 26:61

• Accusation, False
• Church
• Court
• False Teachers
• Government
• Indictments
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judge
• Prayer
• Priest
• Prisoners
• Temple

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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
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Commentaries on Matthew 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings