John 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

John 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.””

John 2:17 — World English Bible

John 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.”

John 2:17 — American Standard Version

John 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And his disciples remembered that it is written, `The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'”

John 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation

John 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“[And] his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house devours me.”

John 2:17 — Darby Translation

John 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And his disciples remembred, that it was written, The zeale of thine house hath eaten me vp.”

John 2:17 — Geneva Bible

John 2:17 in Context — John 2

15 Ayant fait un fouet avec des cordes, il les chassa tous du temple, ainsi que les brebis et les bœufs; il dispersa la monnaie des changeurs, et renversa les tables;

16 et il dit aux vendeurs de pigeons: Otez cela d’ici, ne faites pas de la maison de mon Père une maison de trafic.

17 Ses disciples se souvinrent qu’il est écrit: Le zèle de ta maison me dévore.

18 Les Juifs, prenant la parole, lui dirent: Quel miracle nous montres-tu, pour agir de la sorte?

19 Jésus leur répondit: Détruisez ce temple, et en trois jours je le relèverai.

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What Does John 2:17 Mean?

John 2:17 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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