John 2:19
19Jesus replied, ▼▼ Grk “answered and said to them.”
“Destroy ▼▼ 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.”
this temple and in three days I will raise it up again.”