16 (A)Do you not know that you[a] are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For (B)God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.

18 (C)Let no one deceive himself. (D)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. 19 For (E)the wisdom of this world is folly with God. For it is written, (F)“He catches the wise in their craftiness,” 20 and again, (G)“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are futile.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:16 The Greek for you is plural in verses 16 and 17

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