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16 Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?(A) 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.[a]

18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool so as to become wise.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 3:17 Holy: i.e., “belonging to God.” The cultic sanctity of the community is a fundamental theological reality to which Paul frequently alludes (cf. 1 Cor 1:2, 30; 6:11; 7:14).

16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple(A) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?(B) 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.

18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise(C) by the standards of this age,(D) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.

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