John 2:17 - Forerunner Commentary

John 2:17

15 When He had made a whip of cords, He drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen, and poured out the changers’ money and overturned the tables.

16 And He said to those who sold doves, “Take these things away! Do not make ^aMy Father’s house a house of merchandise!”

17 Then His disciples remembered that it was written, ^a“Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.”

18 So the Jews answered and said to Him, ^a“What sign do You show to us, since You do these things?”

19 Jesus answered and said to them, ^a“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.”

20 Then the Jews said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?”

Verse Comparison: John 2:17

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

Amplified® Bible
And His disciples remembered that it is written [in the Holy Scriptures], Zeal (the fervor of love) for Your house will eat Me up. [I will be consumed with jealousy for the honor of Your house.]

Contemporary English Version
The disciples then remembered that the Scriptures say, "My love for your house burns in me like a fire."

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

Good News Bible
His disciples remembered that the scripture says, "My devotion to your house, O God, burns in me like a fire."

International Standard Version
His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me."

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

New American Standard Bible
His disciples remembered that it was written, "ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME."

New International Version
His disciples remembered that it is written: "Zeal for your house will consume me."

New King James Version
Then His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for Your house has eaten Me up.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
His disciples remembered that the scriptures had said, "ZEAL FOR YOUR HOUSE WILL CONSUME ME."

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

New English Translation
His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal¹ for your house will devour me.”²

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