The Christian speaker appealed to Jesus' statement about raising the temple of his body to argue that Jesus claimed authority over his own resurrection, supporting divine self-action.
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John 2:19-21
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19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 The Jews therefore said, "Forty-six years was this temple in building, and will you raise it up in three days?" 21 But he spoke of the temple of his body.
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Cited in response to a question about the Father-Son relationship; the speaker uses it to show Jesus claimed authority to raise his own body, supporting his divine status and equality with the Father.
Used as an example where the Gospel writer adds an explanatory note ('the temple he spoke of was his body'), to argue NT authors do clarify misunderstandings when they want to.
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