1 Corinthians 3:17 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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}”

1 Corinthians 3:17

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

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1 Corinthians 3:1

"And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, {even} as unto babes in Christ."

1 Corinthians 3:2

"I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able {to bear it}, neither yet now are ye able."

1 Corinthians 3:3

"For ye are yet carnal: for whereas {there is} among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? {divisions: or, factions} {as men: Gr. according to man?}"

1 Corinthians 3:4

"For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I {am} of Apollos; are ye not carnal?"

1 Corinthians 3:5

"Who then is Paul, and who {is} Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?"

1 Corinthians 3:6

"I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase."

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