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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it is written: &#8220Zeal for your house will consume me.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then his disciples remembered this prophecy from the Scriptures: “Passion for God’s house will consume me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it is written: "The zeal of Your house will consume Me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written: “ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, &#8220ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, “ZEAL FOR THY HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, “ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it is written [in the Scriptures], “ZEAL (love, concern) FOR YOUR HOUSE [and its honor] WILL CONSUME ME.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And his disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for your house will consume me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And His disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal for Your house will consume Me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The disciples then remembered that the Scriptures say, "My love for your house burns in me like a fire." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house shall eat me up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that Scripture said, "Devotion for your house will consume me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that the scripture says, "My devotion to your house, O God, burns in me like a fire." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it is written: ?Zeal for Your house will consume Me.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will devour me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This recalled to His disciples the words of Scripture, "My zeal for Thy House will consume me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And His disciples remembered that it is written: “The zeal of Your house ate Me up”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it is written: "The zeal of Your house will consume Me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thine house has eaten me up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And his disciples remembered, that it was written: The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And truly, his disciples were reminded that it is written: “Zeal for your house consumes me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />His disciples recalled the words of scripture, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal for your house has given me courage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And his disciples called to mind that which is written: “The zeal of your house has consumed Me.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And his disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house has eaten me up.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And His disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house doth eat me up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />Then the disciples remembered that it was written, ?The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />which put his disciples in mind of that passage, "my zeal for thine house does prey upon me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This recalled to His disciples the words of Scripture, "My zeal for Thy House will consume me."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />His disciples remembered that it had been written, "Zeal for Thy house will eat Me up,"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/2-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=537" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/2.htm">Jesus Cleanses the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3101.htm" title="3101: mathētai (N-NMP) -- A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.">disciples</a> <a href="/greek/3403.htm" title="3403: Emnēsthēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind.">remembered</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">it is</a> <a href="/greek/1125.htm" title="1125: gegrammenon (V-RPM/P-NNS) -- A primary verb; to grave, especially to write; figuratively, to describe.">written:</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2205.htm" title="2205: zēlos (N-NMS) -- From zeo; properly, heat, i.e. zeal (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice).">“Zeal</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: sou (PPro-G2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">Your</a> <a href="/greek/3624.htm" title="3624: oikou (N-GMS) -- A dwelling; by implication, a family.">house</a> <a href="/greek/2719.htm" title="2719: kataphagetai (V-FIM-3S) -- To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour.">will consume</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">18</span>On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a></span><br />because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a></span><br />For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Psalm 119:139</a></span><br />My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-20.htm">Acts 21:20</a></span><br />When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-15.htm">Mark 11:15-17</a></span><br />When they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. / Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-45.htm">Luke 19:45-46</a></span><br />Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling there. / He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be a house of prayer.’ But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19-20</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; / you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-1.htm">Malachi 3:1</a></span><br />“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-7.htm">Isaiah 56:7</a></span><br />I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-11.htm">Jeremiah 7:11</a></span><br />Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-21.htm">Zechariah 14:21</a></span><br />Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a></span><br />you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-29.htm">Hebrews 12:29</a></span><br />“For our God is a consuming fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a></span><br />“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of your house has eaten me up.</p><p class="hdg">The zeal.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a></b></br> For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Psalm 119:139</a></b></br> My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/joel/2-5.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/john/2-12.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/luke/24-43.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/luke/22-56.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/john/2-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/luke/24-45.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/mark/14-31.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Recalled</a> <a href="/luke/24-8.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/luke/24-27.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/john/1-23.htm">Words</a> <a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/luke/24-46.htm">Written</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-2.htm">Zeal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/5-15.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">Devours</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/john/4-31.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/john/6-12.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/john/15-6.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/john/4-53.htm">House</a> <a href="/john/5-45.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/acts/1-3.htm">Passion</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Recalled</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Scripture</a> <a href="/john/2-21.htm">Words</a> <a href="/john/2-22.htm">Writings</a> <a href="/john/6-31.htm">Written</a> <a href="/acts/5-17.htm">Zeal</a><div class="vheading2">John 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-1.htm">Jesus turns water into wine;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-12.htm">departs into Capernaum,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-13.htm">and to Jerusalem,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-14.htm">where he purges the temple of buyers and sellers.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-18.htm">He foretells his death and resurrection.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/2-23.htm">Many believe because of his miracles, but he will not trust himself with them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>His disciples remembered</b><br>This phrase indicates that the disciples recalled a specific scripture in response to Jesus' actions. It suggests a moment of realization or understanding, often seen in the Gospels when the disciples connect Jesus' actions to Old Testament prophecies or teachings. This remembrance is significant as it shows the growing awareness among the disciples of Jesus' fulfillment of scripture.<p><b>that it is written:</b><br>This phrase introduces a direct quotation from the Old Testament, emphasizing the authority and continuity of scripture. It reflects the Jewish tradition of grounding actions and beliefs in the sacred texts. The use of "it is written" underscores the importance of scripture as a foundation for understanding Jesus' mission and identity.<p><b>“Zeal for Your house</b><br>This part of the verse is a direct reference to <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a>, which is a Messianic psalm. The "house" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the center of Jewish worship and a symbol of God's presence among His people. Jesus' zeal for the temple reflects His deep commitment to the purity and sanctity of worship. In the cultural context, the temple was not only a religious center but also a place of national identity for the Jewish people.<p><b>will consume Me.”</b><br>The phrase "will consume Me" indicates a profound passion and dedication that leads to personal cost or sacrifice. In the context of Jesus' life, this foreshadows His eventual suffering and death. The use of the word "consume" suggests an all-encompassing fervor that aligns with Jesus' mission to restore true worship and relationship with God. This zeal ultimately leads to His confrontation with the religious authorities and His crucifixion, fulfilling His role as the suffering servant prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, demonstrating His zeal for the purity and sanctity of the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/disciples.htm">Disciples</a></b><br>Followers of Jesus who recall the Old Testament scripture in response to Jesus' actions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The physical location where the event takes place, representing the dwelling place of God among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalm_69_-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a></b><br>The Old Testament scripture that the disciples remember, which speaks of zeal for God's house.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/cleansing_of_the_temple.htm">Cleansing of the Temple</a></b><br>The event where Jesus drives out the money changers and merchants, showcasing His righteous indignation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/z/zeal_for_god's_house.htm">Zeal for God's House</a></b><br>Jesus' actions demonstrate a passionate commitment to the holiness and reverence of God's dwelling place. As believers, we are called to have a similar zeal for the purity of our worship and our lives as temples of the Holy Spirit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_indignation.htm">Righteous Indignation</a></b><br>There is a place for righteous anger when God's name and purposes are being defiled. We must discern when and how to express this in a way that aligns with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_scripture.htm">Fulfillment of Scripture</a></b><br>Jesus' life and actions consistently fulfill Old Testament prophecies, affirming His identity as the Messiah. This encourages us to trust in the reliability and divine inspiration of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_holiness.htm">Personal Holiness</a></b><br>Just as Jesus cleansed the physical temple, we are called to examine and cleanse our own lives from anything that detracts from our worship and relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The church, as a collective body, should strive to maintain an environment of reverence and holiness, ensuring that our gatherings honor God and reflect His character.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_bsb.htm">Will zeal for your house consume me?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_meditation.htm">What does being zealous for God mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_69_originally_about_jesus.htm">Psalm 69 is frequently seen as messianic—what evidence exists that the text was originally about Jesus rather than solely about the psalmist’s circumstances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_zeal_for_your_house_consume_me.htm">Will zeal for your house consume me?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Was written . . . hath eaten me up</span> .--More literally, <span class= "ital">is written .</span> . . <span class= "ital">shall eat me up.</span> The verse is full of interest in many ways. It gives us the thought of the disciples at the time (comp. <a href="/john/2-22.htm" title="When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.">John 2:22</a>) which could be known only to one of their number. It shows us what we too seldom realise in reading the New Testament, that the Jewish mind was filled to overflowing with thoughts of the Old Testament. The child was taught to say by heart large portions of the Law and Psalms and Prophets, and they formed the very texture of the mind, ready to pass into conscious thought whenever occasion suggested. With the exception of the 22nd Psalm, no part of the Old Testament is so frequently referred to in the New as the psalm from which these words are taken (<a href="/psalms/69-9.htm" title="For the zeal of your house has eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached you are fallen on me.">Psalm 69:9</a>), and yet that psalm could not have been in its historic meaning Messianic (see, <span class= "ital">e.g.,</span> <a href="/john/2-5.htm" title="His mother said to the servants, Whatever he said to you, do it.">John 2:5</a>; <a href="/context/john/2-22.htm" title="When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this to them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.">John 2:22-25</a>). This reference to it gives us, then, their method of interpretation. Every human life is typical. The persecution without reason, the wrong heaped upon the innocent, the appeal to and trust in Jehovah, the song of thanksgiving from him whose parched throat was weary of calling--all this was true of some representative sufferer of earlier days, and we may hear in it almost certainly the voice of Jeremiah; but it was true of him in that he was a forerunner of <span class= "ital">the</span> representative sufferer. The darker features of the psalm belong to the individual; the Life which sustains in all, and the Light which illumines in all, was even then in the world, though men knew Him not. The words of Jeremiah are Messianic, because his life--like every noble, self-forgetting, others' sorrow bearing, man and God loving life--was itself Messianic.<p>The change of tense, from the past of the Psalmist to the future here, is itself significant. The words were true of the inner burning which consumed the prophet-priest. They come to the heart as true, with a fuller truth, of Christ's spirit burning with righteous indignation, and cast down by deepest sorrow; but shrinking not from the painful task, which leaves its mark falling on that face as the shadow of a deeper darkness. They are to be, in a deeper sense, truer still.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">His disciples remembered that it was written,</span> <span class="cmt_word">The zeal of thy house will consume</span> <span class="cmt_word">me</span>. The future tense, affirmed by the best manuscripts, never (Meyer) bears the present meaning. The disciples, familiar with the Old Testament, remembered at the time the words of <a href="/psalms/69-9.htm">Psalm 69:9</a>. In that psalm the theocratic Sufferer approached the climax of his sorrows, and admitted that a holy zeal for God's house will ultimately consume him - eat him up. Tile word is used for consuming emotions (cf. Aristoph., 'Vespae,' 287), and there is a foreshadowing of the reproach and agony which will befall the righteous Servant of God in his passion for God's honour. The parallelism of the second clause of the verse, "The reproaches of them that reproached thee have fallen upon me," confirm the application, though the words are not cited. Several other citations are made in the New Testament from this psalm, which, whether it be Messianic in the oracular sense or not, is dearly one that furnished the mind of the early Church with abundant illustration of the suffering of the Christ (<a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a>; <a href="/romans/11-9.htm">Romans 11:9, 10</a>; <a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Acts 1:20</a>; cf. also <a href="/psalms/69-21.htm">Psalm 69:21</a> with the narrative of the Crucifixion). Thoma labours to find in the Old Testament prophecies generally the true source of the Johannine narrative. He points to <a href="/hosea/6-5.htm">Hosea 6:5</a>; <a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Jeremiah 25:29</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/2-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disciples</span><br /><span class="grk">μαθηταὶ</span> <span class="translit">(mathētai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">remembered</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἐμνήσθησαν</span> <span class="translit">(Emnēsthēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3403.htm">Strong's 3403: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστίν</span> <span class="translit">(estin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">written:</span><br /><span class="grk">γεγραμμένον</span> <span class="translit">(gegrammenon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1125.htm">Strong's 1125: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Zeal</span><br /><span class="grk">ζῆλος</span> <span class="translit">(zēlos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2205.htm">Strong's 2205: </a> </span><span class="str2">From zeo; properly, heat, i.e. 'zeal' (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your</span><br /><span class="grk">σου</span> <span class="translit">(sou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house</span><br /><span class="grk">οἴκου</span> <span class="translit">(oikou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3624.htm">Strong's 3624: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dwelling; by implication, a family.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will consume</span><br /><span class="grk">καταφάγεταί</span> <span class="translit">(kataphagetai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat up, eat till it is finished, devour, squander, annoy, injure. From kata and esthio; to eat down, i.e. Devour.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me.”</span><br /><span class="grk">με</span> <span class="translit">(me)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. 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