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John 2:17
John 2:17 is verse 17 of John chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
Psalms 69:9
King James Version
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
World English Bible
His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”
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John 2:15–19 · Berean Standard Bible
15 So He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.
16 To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
17 His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”
18 On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
19 Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 69:9because zeal for Your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.
Psalms 119:139My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.