John 2:17
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
John 2:17 in other translations
| BSB | His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.” |
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| WEB | His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.” |
| ASV | His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up. |
| YLT | And his disciples remembered that it is written, ‘The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;' |
| DARBY | And his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house devours me. |
| BBE | And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house. |
| Webster | And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up. |
What does John 2:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 2:14-17
Joh 2:13-25. Christ's First Passover--First Cleansing of the Temple. 14-17. 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.
Barnes' Notes
The zeal of thine house. Zeal is intense ardour in reference to any object. The zeal of thine house means extraordinary concern for the temple of God; intense solicitude that the worship there should be pure, and such as God would approve.
Hath eaten me up. Hath absorbed me, or engaged my entire attention and affection; hath surpassed all other feelings, so that it may be said to be the one great absorbing affection and desire of the mind. Here is an example set for ministers and for all Christians. In Jesus this was the great commanding sentiment of his life. In us it should be also. In this manifestation of zeal he began and ended his ministry. In this we should begin and end our lives. We learn, also, that ministers of religion should aim to purify the church of God. Wicked men, conscience-smitten, will tremble when they see proper zeal in the ministers of Jesus Christ; and there is no combination of wicked men, and no form of depravity, that can stand before the faithful, zealous, pure preaching of the gospel. The preaching of every minister should be such that wicked men will feel that they must either become Christians or leave the house of God, or spend their lives there in the consciousness of guilt and the fear of hell.
(o) "The zeal" Ps 69:9
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 2:12-22
The first public work in which we find Christ engaged, was driving from the temple the traders whom the covetous priests and rulers encouraged to make a market-place of its courts. Those now make God's house a house of merchandise, whose minds are filled with cares about worldly business when attending religious exercises, or who perform Divine offices for love of gain. Christ, having thus cleansed the temple, gave…
John 2:17 in the original Greek
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Cross references for John 2:17
- 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.
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Context
- John 2:16
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
- John 2:17
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
- John 2:18
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
John 2:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces se acordaron sus discípulos que está escrito: El celo de tu casa me comió. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ses disciples se souvinrent qu’il est écrit: « Le zèle de ta maison me dévore ». |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Seine Jünger aber gedachten daran, daß geschrieben steht: "Der Eifer um dein Haus verzehrt mich". |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Recordati sunt vero discipuli ejus quia scriptum est: Zelus domus tuæ comedit me. |