Key Verse Spotlight
1 Corinthians 3:16 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and {that} the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
1 Corinthians 3:16
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and {that} the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which {temple} ye are. {defile: or, destroy}
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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