John 2:19

Jesus replied, ¹  “Destroy ²  this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.”

Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days."

Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

"All right," Jesus replied. "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

Jesus answered, "Tear down this Temple and in three days I'll put it back together."

And Jesus said to them, Send destruction on this Temple and I will put it up again in three days.

Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

Jesus answered and said to them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up."

Jesus replied, ¹  “Destroy ²  this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.”

¹ tn Grk “answered and said to them.”

² tn The imperative here is really more than a simple conditional imperative (= “if you destroy”); its semantic force here is more like the ironical imperative found in the prophets (Amos 4:4, Isa 8:9) = “Go ahead and do this and see what happens.”