As Jesus ’ disciples observe these events, they recall the words penned centuries earlier by the psalmist David: “The zeal for your house will eat me up. ” ​ — John 2: 16, 17; Ps. 69: 9. ( a) What is zeal? ( b) What question can we ask ourselves?
وَبَيْنَمَا تَلَامِيذُهُ يُرَاقِبُونَ مَا يَجْرِي ،‏ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ٱلْكَلِمَاتِ ٱلَّتِي كَتَبَهَا ٱلْمُرَنِّمُ دَاوُدُ قَبْلَ قُرُونٍ :‏ « اَلْغَيْرَةُ عَلَى بَيْتِكَ سَتَأْكُلُنِي » .‏ —‏ يو ٢ :‏ ​ ١٦ ،‏ ١٧ ؛‏ مز ٦٩ :‏ ٩‏ .‏