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1 Corinthians 3:16-17
New American Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
New American Standard Bible
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 anyone destroys the [b]temple of God, God will destroy [c]that person; for the [d]temple of God is holy, [e]and that is what you are.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:16 Or sanctuary
- 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary
- 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit this
- 1 Corinthians 3:17 Or sanctuary
- 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit who you are
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
New English Translation
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
New English Translation
16 Do you not know that you are God’s temple[a] and that God’s Spirit lives in you? 17 If someone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, which is what you are.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:16 sn You are God’s temple refers here to the church, since the pronoun you is plural in the Greek text. (In 6:19 the same imagery is used in a different context to refer to the individual believer.)
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