What Jesus did and said on that occasion fittingly brought to the disciples ’ mind the prophetic words of one psalm by David: “Sheer zeal for your house has eaten me up. ”
إِنَّ مَا فَعَلَهُ يَسُوعُ وَقَالَهُ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلْمُنَاسَبَةِ ذَكَّرَ ٱلتَّلَامِيذَ بِٱلْكَلِمَاتِ ٱلنَّبَوِيَّةِ لِمَزْمُورٍ مِنْ مَزَامِيرِ دَاوُدَ :‏ « اَلْغَيْرَةُ عَلَى بَيْتِكَ أَكَلَتْنِي » .‏