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John 2:17 KJV
John · chapter 2 · verse 17
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.John 2:17 · King James Version
John 2:17 in context
15And 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 changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;
16And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.
17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
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Key words (Strong's)
- rememberedmnaomaito remind, to be recalled or to return to one's mind, to remind one's self of, to…G3415 →
- disciplesmathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- writtengraphōto write, with reference to the form of the letters, to delineate letters on a tablet…G1125 →
- thinesouthy, theeG4675 →
- houseoikosa house, an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, of a palace, the house of God…G3624 →
- eatenkatesthiōto consume by eating, to eat up, devour, of birds, of a dragon, of a man eating up the…G2719 →
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Here we have, I. The short visit Christ made to Capernaum, Joh 2:12. It was a large and populous city, about a day's journey from Cana; it is called his own city (Mat 9:1), because he made it his head-quarters in Galilee, and what little rest he had was there.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-22