João 2:21

21 Mas ele falava do santuário do seu corpo.

João 2:21 Meaning and Commentary

John 2:21

But he spoke of the temple of his body.
] Which was the antitype of the material temple; and might well be called so, since the bodies of the saints are called temples, ( 1 Corinthians 3:16 1 Corinthians 3:17 ) ( 6:19 ) ( 2 Corinthians 6:16 ) ; and the human nature of Christ is called a tabernacle, ( Hebrews 8:2 ) ; and he himself, in prophecy, is said to be (vdqml) , "for a sanctuary", or temple, ( Isaiah 8:14 ) , and that because the fulness of the Godhead dwelt in him bodily, the train of the divine perfections filled the temple of his human nature, ( Colossians 2:9 ) ( Isaiah 6:1 ) . And because here, as in the temple, God grants his presence, and communes with his saints, accepts of their prayers and praises, and all their spiritual sacrifices through him; and who is the oracle, the true "Urim" and "Thummim", by whom he delivers his whole mind and will to his people.

João 2:21 In-Context

19 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Derribai este santuário, e em três dias o levantarei.
20 Disseram, pois, os judeus: Em quarenta e seis anos foi edificado este santuário, e tu o levantarás em três dias?
21 Mas ele falava do santuário do seu corpo.
22 Quando, pois ressurgiu dentre os mortos, seus discípulos se lembraram de que dissera isto, e creram na Escritura, e na palavra que Jesus havia dito.
23 Ora, estando ele em Jerusalém pela festa da páscoa, muitos, vendo os sinais que fazia, creram no seu nome.
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