But he spoke of the temple of his body.
      (5.) A reflection which the disciples made upon this, long after, inserted here, to illustrate the story (John 2:22; John 2:22): When he was risen from the dead, some years after, his disciples remembered that he had said this. We found them, John 2:17; John 2:17, remembering what had been written before of him, and here we find them remembering what they had heard from him. Note, The memories of Christ's disciples should be like the treasure of the good house-holder, furnished with things both new and old,Matthew 13:52. Now observe,