John 2:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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

And his disciples remembered that it was written (Psalms 69:9 ), The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up - a glorious feature in the predicted character of the suffering Messiah, and rising high even in some not worthy to loose the latchet of His shoes. (See, for example, Exodus 32:19, etc.)

John 2:17

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