1 CORINTHIANS 3:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in your midst? — a stunning claim: the church collectively (hēmeis, 'you') is 'God's temple' (naos theou). No longer Jerusalem's temple but the Spirit-filled community. 'Dwells' (oikeō, present tense) indicates permanent residence. The Corinthians' divisions fracture God's dwelling place. Sexual immorality (ch. 5) defiles this temple.
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