16 (A)Do you not know that (B)you are a [a]temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If any man destroys the [b]temple of God, God will destroy him, for the [c]temple of God is holy, and [d]that is what you are.

18 (C)Let no man deceive himself. (D)If any man among you thinks that he is wise in (E)this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise. 19 For (F)the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, “He is (G)the one who catches the wise in their craftiness”; 20 and again, “(H)The Lord knows the reasonings of the wise, that they are useless.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:16 Or sanctuary
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary
  4. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit who you are