conjunction

oun

Greekοὖν (oun)

Strong’sG3767

therefore, then

stem oun-495 times in the New Testamentin 23 of 27 books

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Matthew 1:17“so”Pantais oun tais geneais apo Abraam heōs David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David heōs tau metoikesiau Babulōnau geneais dekatessares, kai apo tau metoikesiau Babulōnau heōs tou christou geneais dekatessares.In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.

Matthew 3:8“therefore”poiavar oun karpon axion tau metanoiauProduce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

Matthew 3:10“therefore”ēdē de tas axinas pros tan rizan teiu dendreiu keietō; pantem oun dendrem mē poiarōtem karpon kalon ekkoptitō kai eis purem ballitō.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 5:19“therefore”hos ean oun luateia henan taiu entolaiu houtaiu taiu elachistaiu kai didaskateia houtōs toin anthrōpoin, elachistos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu; hos de an poiateia kai didaskateia, houtos megos kaliti en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu.So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:23“therefore”ean oun prosferaseiō tem dōrem su epi tem thusiastēriem kakei mimnēskiseia hoti tos adelfos su echatō tinem kata su,So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

Matthew 5:48“therefore”Evi oun vis teleiois hōs tos patēros vu tos ouranios teleios atō.Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.[’’]

Matthew 6:2“so”Hotan oun poiaseiō eleēmosunan, mē salpizaseia emprosthen su, hōsper tois hupokritois poialō en tai sunagōgai kai en tai rumai, hopōs doxazileia hupo toiu anthrōpoiu; amēn legamō vi, apechalō ton misthon autoiu.So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

Matthew 6:8“therefore”mē oun homoiiveia autoi, oidatē gar tos patēros vu heiu chreian echavō pro teu vin aitara auton.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

Matthew 6:9“then”Houtōs oun proseuchevōr vis; Patēror nu tor en toi ouranoi; hagiazitar tem onomem su,So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

Matthew 6:22“therefore”Tos luchnos teu sōmeu atō tos ofthalmos. ean oun ateiō tos ofthalmos su haplouos, holem tem sōmem su fōteinem eti;The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:23“then”ean de tos ofthalmos su ponēros ateiō, holem tem sōmem su skoteinem eti. ei oun tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō, tem skotem posem.But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

Matthew 6:31“therefore”mē oun merimnaveia legarōtois; Tinem esthianeia? ē; Tinem pinaneia? ē; Tinem periballeneia?Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’

Matthew 6:34“therefore”mē oun merimnaveia eis tan aurion, tas gar aurion merimnati heautau; arketem ta hēmera tas kakias autau.Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.[’’]

Matthew 7:11“then”ei oun vis ponērois arōtois oidavē domeim agatheim dōarō tei teknei vu, pose mallon tos patēros vu tos en toi ouranoi dōati agatheim toi aitarōtoi auton.So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Matthew 7:12“therefore”Panteim oun hoseim ean thelaveiō hina poialeiō vi tois anthrōpois, houtōs kai vis poiavōr autoi; houtos gar atō tos nomos kai tois profētois.In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.

Matthew 7:24“therefore”Pantos oun hotinos akouatō mu toin logoin houtoin kai poiatō autoin, homoiiti anēro fronimo, hotinos oikodomata autou tan oikian epi tan petran.Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

Matthew 9:38“therefore”divar oun tou kuriou tou therismou hopōs ekballateia ergatoin eis ton therismon autou.Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”

Matthew 10:16“therefore”Idou mis apostelamō vin hōs probateim en mese lukoiu; ginevōr oun fronimois hōs tois ofiois kai akeraiois hōs tais peristerais.Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Matthew 10:26“therefore”Mē oun fobiveia autoin; oudenem gar atō kaluptirētem hem ouk apokaluptiti, kai kruptem hem ouk gnōskiti.So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

Matthew 10:31“so”mē oun fobevōr; polleiu strouthieiu diaferavō vis.So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Matthew 10:32“therefore”Pantos oun hotinos homologati en mi emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, homologami kamis en auto emprosthen tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi;Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.

Matthew 12:12“then”pose oun diaferatō anthrōpos probateu. hōste exestinatō tei sabbatei kalōs poiarō.How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 12:26“then”kai ei tos Satanaos ton Satanaon ekballatō, epi heauton merizita; pōs oun histaniti tas basileias autou?If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

Matthew 13:18“then”Vis oun akouavar tan parabolan tou speiraratou.Consider, then, the parable of the sower:

Matthew 13:27“then”prosercharatois de tois doulois tou oikodespotou legala auto; Kurior, ouchi kalem spermem speirasa en to so agro? pothen oun echatō zizanieim?The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’

Matthew 13:28“then”tos de fēate autoi; Echthros anthrōpos houtem poiata. tois de doulois auto legalō; Thelasō oun apercharatois sulleganeia auteim?‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’

Matthew 13:40“therefore”hōsper oun sullegitō teim zizanieim kai pure kaiitō, houtōs eti en ta sunteleia tou aiōnou;As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

Matthew 13:56“then”kai tais adelfais autou ouchi pantais pros nin alō? pothen oun houto houteim panteim?Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”

Matthew 17:10“then”kai eperōtala auton tois mathētois legarōtois; Tinem oun tois grammatevois legalō hoti Ēliaon datō erchara prōtem?The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Matthew 18:4“therefore”hotinos oun tapeinati heauton hōs tem paidiem houtem, houtos atō tos megoteros en ta basileia toiu ouranoiu;Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:26“so”piptaratos oun tos doulos proskunate auto legarōtos; Makrothumasar epi mi, kai panteim apodōami si.Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

Matthew 18:29“so”piptaratos oun tos sundoulos autou parakalate auton legarōtos; Makrothumasar epi mi, kai apodōami si.So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

Matthew 18:31“so”horaratois oun tois sundoulois autou teim ginerateim lupila sfodra, kai ercharatois diasafala to kurio heautoiu panteim teim ginerateim.When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.

Matthew 19:6“therefore”hōste ouketi alō duo alla sarxas henas. hem oun tos theos suzeugnuata anthrōpos mē chōrizatōr.So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Matthew 19:7“then”legalō auto; Tinem oun Mōusos entelleta dōara bibliem apostasieu kai apoluara autan?“Why then,” they asked, “did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”

Matthew 21:25“then”tem baptismem tem Iōannou pothen ate? ek ouranou ē ek anthrōpoiu? tois de dialogizele en heautoi legarōtois; Ean leganeia; Ek ouranou, legati ni; Dia tinem oun ouk pisteuava auto?What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Matthew 21:40“therefore”hotan oun erchateia tos kurios tou ampelōnou, tinem poiati toi geōrgoi ekeinoi?Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard returns, what will he do to those tenants?”

Matthew 22:9“therefore”poreuevōr oun epi tain diexodain taiu hodaiu, kai hosoin ean heuriskaveia kalavar eis toin gamoin.Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’

Matthew 22:17“then”legasar oun ni tinem si dokatō; exestinatō dōara kēnson Kaisaro ē ou?So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

Matthew 22:21“therefore”legalō auto; Kaisarou. tote legatō autoi; Apodōavar oun teim Kaisarou Kaisaro kai teim tou theou to theo.“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”

Matthew 22:28“therefore”en ta anastasia oun tinou toiu hepta eti gunaikas? pantois gar echala autan.In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”

Matthew 22:43“then”legatō autoi; Pōs oun David en pneume kalatō auton kurion legarōtos;Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:

Matthew 22:45“then”ei oun David kalatō auton kurion, pōs huios autou atō?So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”

Matthew 23:3“therefore”panteim oun hoseim ean legaleia vi poiavar kai tēravōr, kata de teim ergeim autoiu mē poiavōr, legalō gar kai ouk poialō.So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

Matthew 23:20“therefore”tos oun omnuaratos en te thusiastērie omnuatō en aute kai en pantei tei epanō auteu;So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

Matthew 24:15“so”Hotan oun horaveia tem bdelugmem tau erēmōsiau tem legiratem dia Daniēl tou profētou histanarētem en topo hagio, tos anaginōskarōtos noatōr,So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),

Matthew 24:26“so”ean oun legaleia vi; Idou en ta erēma atō, mē exerchaveia; Idou en tei tameiei, mē pisteuaveia;So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

Matthew 24:42“therefore”grēgoravōr oun, hoti ouk oidavē poia hēmera tos kurios vu erchetō.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day on which your Lord will come.

Matthew 25:13“therefore”grēgoravōr oun, hoti ouk oidavē tan hēmeran oude tan hōran.Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

Matthew 25:27“then”date sin oun ballara teim argurieim mu toi trapezitoi, kai ercharatos mis komizema an tem ēmem sun toko.Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.

Matthew 25:28“therefore”airavar oun apo autou tem talantem kai dōavar to echarōto teim deka talanteim;Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents.

Matthew 26:54“then”pōs oun plērileia tais grafais hoti houtōs datō ginera?But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen this way?”

Matthew 27:17“so”sunagirētoiu oun autoiu legata autoi tos Pilatos; Tinon thelavō apoluameia vi, Iēsun ton Barabbaon ē Iēsun ton legirōton christon?So when the crowd had assembled, Pilate asked them, “Which one do you want me to release to you: Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?”

Matthew 27:22“then”legatō autoi tos Pilatos; Tinem oun poiameia Iēsun ton legirōton christon? legalō pantois; Stauritar.“What then should I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify Him!”

Matthew 27:64“therefore”keleuasar oun asfalizira ton tafon heōs tau tritau hēmerau, mēpote ercharatois tois mathētois autou kleptaleia auton kai legaleia to lao; Egeirita apo toiu nekroiu, kai eti tas eschatas planas cheirōnas tau prōtau.So give the order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples may come and steal Him away and tell the people He has risen from the dead. And this last deception would be worse than the first.”

Matthew 28:19“therefore”poreuiratois oun mathēteuavar panteim teim ethneim, baptizarōtois autoin eis tem onomem tou patērou kai tou huiou kai teu hagieu pneumeu,Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Mark 10:9“therefore”hem oun tos theos suzeugnuata anthrōpos mē chōrizatōr.Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Mark 11:31“then”kai dialogizele pros heautoin legarōtois; Tinem leganeia? ean leganeia; Ek ouranou, legati; Dia tinem oun ouk pisteuava auto?They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

Mark 13:35“therefore”grēgoravōr oun, ouk oidavē gar pote tos kurios tau oikiau erchetō, ē opse ē mesonuktiem ē alektorofōniau ē prōi,Therefore keep watch, because you do not know when the master of the house will return — whether in the evening, at midnight, when the rooster crows, or in the morning.

Mark 15:12“then”tos de Pilatos palin apokriniratos legate autoi; Tinem oun thelavō poiameia hon legavō ton basilevon toiu Ioudaioiu?So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”

Mark 16:19“then”Tos men oun kurios Iēsus meta tem lalara autoi analambita eis ton ouranon kai kathizata ek dexeiu tou theou.After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, He was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Luke 3:7“then”Legate oun toi ekporeuerōtoi ochloi baptizira hupo autou; Gennēmeim echidnaiu, tinos hupodeiknuata vi feugara apo tau mellarōtau orgau?Then John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Luke 3:8“therefore”poiavar oun karpoin axioin tau metanoiau; kai mē archeveia legarō en heautoi; Patēron echanō ton Abraam, legamō gar vi hoti dunetō tos theos ek toiu lithoiu houtoiu egeirara tekneim to Abraam.Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

Luke 3:9“therefore”ēdē de kai tas axinas pros tan rizan teiu dendreiu keietō; pantem oun dendrem mē poiarōtem karpon kalon ekkoptitō kai eis purem ballitō.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

Luke 3:10“then”Kai eperōtale auton tois ochlois legarōtois; Tinem oun poianeia?The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”

Luke 3:18“so”Polleim men oun kai hetereim parakalarōtos euangelizete ton laon;With these and many other exhortations, John proclaimed the good news to the people.

Luke 4:7“then”sis oun ean proskunaseia enōpion mu, eti su pantas.So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”

Luke 7:31“then”Tine oun homoiami toin anthrōpoin tau geneau houtau, kai tine alō homoiois?“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?

Luke 7:42“now”mē echarōtoiu autoiu apodōara amfoteroi charizeta. tinos oun autoiu polloterem agapati auton?When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”

Luke 8:18“therefore”blepavōr oun pōs akouavō; hos an gar echateiō, dōiti auto, kai hos an mē echateiō, kai hem dokatō echarō airiti apo autou.Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

Luke 10:2“therefore”legate de pros autoin; Tos men therismos pollos, tois de ergatois oligois; divar oun tou kuriou tou therismou hopōs ergatoin ekballateia eis ton therismon autou.And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

Luke 10:40“then”tas de Marthas perispite peri pollan diakonian; efistanaratas de legata; Kurior, ouk meleiatō si hoti tas adelfas mu monan min kataleipate diakonarō? legasar oun auta hina mi sunantilambeteia.But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”

Luke 11:13“then”ei oun vis ponērois huparcharōtois oidavē domeim agatheim dōarō tei teknei vu, pose mallon tos patēros tos ek ouranou dōati pneumem hagiem toi aitarōtoi auton.So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

Luke 11:35“therefore”skopasōr oun mē tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

Luke 11:36“therefore”ei oun tem sōmem su holem fōteinem, mē echarōtem merem tinem skoteinem, eti fōteinem holem hōs hotan tos luchnos ta astrapa fōtizateiō sin.So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

Luke 12:26“then”ei oun oude elachistem dunevō, tinem peri teiu loipeiu merimnavō?So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?

Luke 13:14“therefore”apokriniratos de tos archisunagōgos, aganaktarōtos hoti te sabbate therapeuata tos Iēsus, legate to ochlo hoti Hex hēmerais alō en hai datō ergazerō; en autai oun ercherōtois therapeuivōr kai mē ta hēmera teu sabbateu.But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”

Luke 13:18“therefore”Legate oun; Tine homoias atō tas basileias tou theou, kai tine homoiami autan?Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

Luke 14:33“therefore”houtōs oun pantos ek vu hos ouk apotassetō pantei tei heautou huparcharōtei ouk dunetō arō mu mathētos.In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

Luke 14:34“now”Kalem oun tem halatem; ean de kai tem halatem mōrainiteia, en tine artuiti?Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

Luke 16:11“then”ei oun en to adiko mamōnao pistois ouk gineva, tem alēthinem tinos vi pisteuati?So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

Luke 16:27“then”legata de; Erōtamō sin oun, patēror, hina pempaseia auton eis ton oikon tou patērou mu,‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

Luke 19:12“therefore”legata oun; Anthrōpos tinos eugenos poreuita eis chōran makran lambara heauto basileian kai hupostrefara.So He said, “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to lay claim to his kingship and then return.

Luke 20:15“then”kai ekballaratois auton exō tou ampelōnou apokteinala. tinem oun poiati autoi tos kurios tou ampelōnou?So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?

Luke 20:17“then”tos de embleparatos autoi legata; Tinem oun atō tem grafirētem houtem; Lithon hon apodokimazala tois oikodomarōtois, houtos ginita eis kefalan gōniau?But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’?

Luke 20:29“now”hepta oun adelfois ale; kai tos prōtos lambaratos gunaikan apothnēskata ateknos;Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a wife but died childless.

Luke 20:33“therefore”tas gunaikas oun en ta anastasia tinou autoiu ginetō gunaikas? tois gar hepta echala autan gunaikan.So then, in the resurrection, whose wife will she be? For all seven were married to her.”

Luke 20:44“therefore”David oun auton kurion kalatō, kai pōs autou huios atō?Thus David calls Him ‘Lord.’ So how can He be David’s son?”

Luke 21:7“therefore”Eperōtala de auton legarōtois; Didaskalor, pote oun houteim eti, kai tinem tem sēmem hotan mellateiō houteim ginerō?“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”

Luke 21:14“therefore”tithavar oun en tai kardiai vu mē promeletarō apologira,So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.

Luke 22:70“then”legala de pantois; Sis oun asō tos huios tou theou? tos de pros autoin fēate; Vis legavō hoti mis amō.So they all asked, “Are You then the Son of God?” He replied, “You say that I am.”

Luke 23:16“therefore”paideuaratos oun auton apoluami.Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

Luke 23:22“therefore”tos de tritem legata pros autoin; Tinem gar kakem poiata houtos? oudenem aitiem thanatou heuriskama en auto; paideuaratos oun auton apoluami.A third time he said to them, “What evil has this man done? I have found in Him no offense worthy of death. So after I punish Him, I will release Him.”

John 1:21“then”kai erōtala auton; Tinem oun? sis Ēliaos asō? kai legatō; Ouk amō. Tos profētos asō sis? kai apokrinita; Ou.“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

John 1:22“then”legala oun auto; Tinos asō? hina apokrisian dōaneia toi pemparatoi nin; tinem legasō peri siautou?So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 1:25“then”kai erōtala auton kai legala auto; Tinem oun baptizasō ei sis ouk asō tos christos oude Ēliaos oude tos profētos?asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

John 1:39“so”legatō autoi; Erchevōr kai horevi. erchala oun kai horala pou menatō, kai para auto menala tan hēmeran ekeinan; hōras ate hōs dekatas.“Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.

John 2:18“so”apokrinila oun tois Ioudaiois kai legala auto; Tinem sēmem deiknuasō ni, hoti houteim poiasō?On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”

John 2:20“then”legala oun tois Ioudaiois; Tesserakonta kai hex etei oikodomita tos naos houtos, kai sis en treis hēmerai egeirasi auton?“This temple took forty-six years to build,” the Jews replied, “and You are going to raise it up in three days?”

John 2:22“so”hote oun egeirita ek nekroiu, mimnēskila tois mathētois autou hoti houtem legate, kai pisteuala ta grafa kai to logo hon legata tos Iēsus.After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.