1 Corinthians 3:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.”
1 Corinthians 3:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Corinthians 3:1721 words
εἴeiforasmuch as, if, that
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
τὸνtonthe
ναὸνnaonshrine, temple
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
φθείρειphtheireicorrupt (self), defile, destroy
φθερεῖphthereicorrupt (self), defile, destroy
τοῦτονtoutonhe (it was that), hereof, it
ὁhothe
θεόςtheosGod
ὁhothe
γὰρgarfor
ναὸςnaosshrine, temple
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
ἅγιόςhagiosholy
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
οἵτινέςhoitines(they), (such) as, (they) that
ἐστεesteam, have been, is I
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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