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1 Corinthians 3:16-18
New International Version
1 Corinthians 3:16-18
New International Version
16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple(A) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?(B) 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise(C) by the standards of this age,(D) you should become “fools” so that you may become wise.
1 Corinthians 3:16-18
New King James Version
1 Corinthians 3:16-18
New King James Version
16 (A)Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? 17 If anyone [a]defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
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18 (B)Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:17 destroys
1 Corinthians 3:16-18
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 3:16-18
English Standard Version
16 (A)Do you not know that you[a] are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For (B)God's temple is holy, and you are that temple.
18 (C)Let no one deceive himself. (D)If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:16 The Greek for you is plural in verses 16 and 17
1 Corinthians 3:16-18
King James Version
1 Corinthians 3:16-18
King James Version
16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
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