John 2:17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of your house has eaten me up. It is said that sometimes when a crowd see a vessel that is going to pieces, and hear the cries of the drowning men, they seem as if they were all seized with madness, because, not being able to give vent to their kindness toward the perishing ones by any practical activity, they know not what to do, and are ready to sacrifice their lives if they might but do something to save others. Men feel that they must work in the presence of so dreadful a need. And Christ saw this world of ours quivering over the pit. He saw it floating, as it were, in an atmosphere of fire, and he wished to quench those flames and make the world rejoice, and therefore He must work to that end. He could not rest and be quiet. (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses 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." |
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