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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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Footnotes

  1. 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.)

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

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:16 The inner part of the temple
  2. 1 Corinthians 3:17 The inner part of the temple
  3. 1 Corinthians 3:17 The inner part of the temple
  4. 1 Corinthians 3:17 Lit who you are