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1 Corinthians 3

1 Corinthians 3:17

God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom · 1 Corinthians 3:16–23
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Translations

Modern
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
Traditional
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Literal
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.
Latin
Si quis autem templum Dei violaverit, disperdet illum Deus. Templum enim Dei sanctum est, quod estis vos.

Original

Greek
English
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

Notes

1 Corinthians 3:16–17

Christians should be careful about what they teach and how they interact with each other. The community of believers is God's temple, where God's Spirit lives (see Ephesians 2:21–22). God's temple is holy (see 1 Corinthians 1:2). There are serious consequences for anyone who harms God's temple through jealousy, arguments, or division (see 3:3–4).

1 Corinthians 3:10–17

Everyone is responsible to God for how they serve Christ.

1 Corinthians 3:1–4:7

After comparing human and spiritual wisdom, Paul addresses the divisions in the Corinthian church (see 1 Corinthians 1:10–12), especially their undue loyalty to him and Apollos.

Parallels

Romans 12:1–8 1 Corinthians 6:18–20

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Binding and Loosing Body of Christ First Letter to the Corinthians Peter, Second Letter of Presence of God Second Letter to the Thessalonians Temple

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