1 Corinthians 3:16

16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?

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1 Corinthians 3:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
ESV
16 Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?
NLT
16 Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?
MSG
16 You realize, don't you, that you are the temple of God, and God himself is present in you?
CSB
16 Don't you know that you are God's sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16 In-Context

14 If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.
15 If it is burned up, the builder will suffer loss but yet will be saved—even though only as one escaping through the flames.
16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
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 by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 2:21,22; Hebrews 3:6
  • 2. S Romans 8:9
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