Matthew 26:61 Cross References - Moffatt

⁶¹ and said, "This fellow declared, 'I can destroy the temple of God and build it in three days.'"

²⁴ But when the Pharisees heard of it they said, "This fellow only casts out daemons by Beelzebul the prince of daemons."

⁷¹ When he went out to the gateway another maidservant noticed him and said to those who were there, "This fellow was with Jesus the Nazarene."

⁴⁰ and calling, "You were to destroy the temple and build it in three days! Save yourself, if you are God's Son! Come down from the cross!"

²⁹ Those who passed by scoffed at him, nodding at him in derision and calling, "Ha! You were to destroy the temple and build it in three days!

² They proceeded to accuse him, saying, "We have discovered this fellow perverting our nation, forbidding tribute being paid to Caesar, and alleging he is king messiah."

¹⁹ Jesus replied, "Destroy this sanctuary and I will raise it up in three days." ²⁰ "This sanctuary took forty-six years to build," the Jews retorted, "and you are going to raise it up in three days!" ²¹ He meant the sanctuary of his body, however,

²⁹ We know God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this fellow comes from."

¹³ They also brought forward false witnesses to say, "This fellow is never done talking against this holy Place and the Law! ¹⁴ Why, we have heard him say that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this Place and change the customs handed down to us by Moses!"

¹⁸ Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also came across him. Some said, "Whatever does the fellow mean with his scraps of learning'?" Others said, "He looks like a herald of foreign deities" (this was because he preached 'Jesus' and 'the Resurrection').

¹³ crying, "This fellow incites men to worship God contrary to the Law."

²² Till he said that, they had listened to him. But at that they shouted, "Away with such a creature from the earth! He is not fit to live!"