2 CORINTHIANS 6:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: 'I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people' — Paul invokes temple theology: believers collectively form God's naos (temple), the sanctuary where God inhabits. This identity precludes idolatrous partnership. The quotation (Lev 26:12; Exod 29:45) establishes covenantal presence.
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