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John 2:18

King James Version (KJV)

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John 2:18

Verse 18 of 25

Scripture focus

Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

John 2:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on John 2:18

Theological / Devotional

The Jews. John’s characteristic designation for the religious leaders of the nation.

Sign. Greek semeion (see p. 208; see on Isa. 7:14; Matt. 12:38, 39). The leaders demanded evidence that Jesus had the right to assume direction of the affairs of the Temple. His act posed a direct challenge to their authority, one that they could not overlook (cf. on John 1:19, 25). As usual, the demand for a “sign,” of the kind these critics desired, went unanswered (see on Matt. 12:38, 39; Luke 23:8).

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