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Berean Standard Bible

“His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.””

John 2:17

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At Passover Jesus goes up to Jerusalem and finds animals and money changers in the temple courts. He drives them out and overturns their tables, and the disciples watch.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

His disciples remembered that it is written: “Zeal for Your house will consume Me.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And it came to the minds of the disciples that the Writings say, I am on fire with passion for your house.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And his disciples remembered that it is written, 'The zeal of Your house did eat me up;'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces se acordaron sus discípulos que está escrito: El celo de tu casa me comió.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sus discípulos entonces recordaron que la Escritura dice: «El celo que tengo por tu casa me está consumiendo».

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