1 CORINTHIANS 3:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”
If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him; for God's temple is sacred, and you together are that temple — 'destroys' (phtheirō, corrupts) God's temple results in divine destruction. The principle is not vindictive but protective: God guards his dwelling's sanctity. 'You together are that temple' (hēmeis estin ho naos) emphasizes corporate identity. The Corinthians' factional conflicts desecrate their shared sanctuary.
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