John 2:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
οἶκος
house
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οἶκος
House, household, family. Oikos. As for me and my house we will serve the LORD. The household of faith begins in the household of the home. Discipleship starts at home.
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ζῆλος
Zeal
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ζῆλος
properly, heat, i.e. (figuratively) "zeal" (in a favorable sense, ardor; in an unfavorable one, jealousy, as of a husband (figuratively, of God), or an enemy, malice)
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μιμνήσκω
Remembered
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μιμνήσκω
To remember, to recollect. Remember the height from which you have fallen and repent. Memory of where you came from helps you stay on the right path.
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γράφω
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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κατεσθίω
will consume
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κατεσθίω
to eat down, i.e. devour (literally or figuratively)
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εἰμί
it is:
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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