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-# it was written
-
-This can be stated in an active form. Alternate translation: "someone had written" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
-
 # your house
 
 This term refers to the temple, God's house.
 
 # consume
 
-The word "consume" points to the metaphor of "fire." Jesus's love for the temple is like a fire that burns within him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
+Jesus's love for the temple is like a fire that burns within him.