John 2:17 KJV — MannaFest

John 2:17

And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

KJV

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ASV

His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.

WEB

His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

YLT

And his disciples remembered that it is written, `The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'

DBT

[And] his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house devours me.

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John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).

Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

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The Messianic PsalmsZeal of thine house — Ps 69:9 applied to the temple cleansing.

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Psalms 69:9
For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.
Psalms 119:139
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
Isaiah 59:17
For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
Psalms 122:9
Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

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Observe here, (1.) The first place we find him in at Jerusalem was the temple, and, it should seem, he did not make any public appearance till he came thither; for his presence and preaching there were that glory of the latter house which was to exceed the glory of the former, Hag. ii. It was foretold ( Mal. iii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

All the graces that were to be found among the Old-Testament saints were eminently in Christ, and particularly this of zeal for the house of God, and in them, as they were patterns to us, so they were types of him. Observe, (1.) Jesus Christ was zealously affected to the house of God, his church: he loved it, and was always jealous for its honour and welfare.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

in the temple--not the temple itself, as Joh 2:19-21, but the temple-court. sold oxen, &c.--for the convenience of those who had to offer them in sacrifice. changers of money--of Roman into Jewish money, in which the temple dues (see on Mt 17:24) had to be paid.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

eaten me up--a glorious feature in the predicted character of the suffering Messiah (Ps 69:9), and rising high even in some not worthy to loose the latchet of His shoes.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Quotation Psalms 69:9
'The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up' — the disciples remember (temple cleansing).
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Quotes PSA 69:9
'The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up' (temple cleansing, disciples remember)

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JHN 2:17PSA 69:9 ROM 15:3
JHN 2:17PSA 69:9 JHN 2:14-17
JHN 2:17PSA 69:9 PSA 119:139
JHN 2:17PSA 69:9 1KI 19:10
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JHN 2:17PSA 69:9 MRK 11:15-17
JHN 2:17PSA 119:139 PSA 69:9
JHN 2:17PSA 119:139 ACT 13:27
JHN 2:17PSA 119:139 MAT 21:13

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