1 Corinthians 3:16 — Community Reflections

1 CORINTHIANS 3:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“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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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago

The Temple of the Holy Spirit

Paul reminds: 'Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?' Your body is sacred space. I grew up hating my body. I was overweight, awkward, dysphoric about...