John 2:17

His disciples remembered the Scripture that says, “My devotion for your house is like a fire burning inside me!”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

16He ordered the dove-sellers, “Take these things out of here! Don't turn my Father's house into a market!”

18The Jewish leaders reacted, asking him, “What right do you have to do this? Show us some miraculous sign to prove it!”

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Cross References

Psalms 119:139My devotion is burning me up inside because my enemies ignore your words.

Matthew Henry on John 2:13-23

Temple-Merchandise Punished; Christ's Death and Resurrection Foretold. 12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued there not many days. 13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: 15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the… Read the whole commentary →

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