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Jesus Cleanses the Temple

John 2:17

In 9 translations

BSB
His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”Psalms 69:9
KJV
And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.
WEB
His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”
ASV
His disciples remembered that it was written, Zeal for thy house shall eat me up.
LSV
And His disciples remembered that it is written: “The zeal of Your house ate Me up”;
YLT
And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Thy house did eat me up;'
DBY
[And] his disciples remembered that it is written, The zeal of thy house devours me.
DRC
And his disciples remembered, that it was written: The zeal of thy house hath eaten me up.
GNV
And his disciples remembred, that it was written, The zeale of thine house hath eaten me vp.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read καταφάγεταί (“will consume”); Textus Receptus read κατέφαγεν (“devoured”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include δὲ (“now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐμνήσθησαν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐμνήσθησαν; Robinson–Pierpont add δὲ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐμνήσθησαν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι γεγραμμένον ἐστίν· Ὁ ζῆλος τοῦ οἴκου σου καταφάγεταί με.
RP2018
Ἐμνήσθησαν δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι γεγραμμένον ἐστίν, Ὁ ζῆλος τοῦ οἴκου σου καταφάγεταί με.
TR-Boyd
Ἐμνήσθησαν δὲ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ὅτι γεγραμμένον ἐστίν, Ὁ ζῆλος τοῦ οἴκου σου κατέφαγέ με.
SCR1894
εμνησθησαν δε οι μαθηται αυτου οτι γεγραμμενον εστιν ο ζηλος του οικου σου κατεφαγεν με

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◆ First Passover and Temple Cleansing

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.

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