“And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.”
Then the Jews responded to him, 'What sign can you show us to authorize what you are doing?' — the Jewish authorities demand authentication of Jesus' extraordinary action through a sign (sēmeion). This introduces the sign motif's juridical dimension: signs function as credentials, proof of authority. The demand both tests and challenges Jesus, anticipating the Gospel's theme of faith tested by demand for proof.
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