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2 Corinthians 6:16 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" 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. "
2 Corinthians 6:16
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
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.
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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"We ➔ then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain."
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"But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,"
2 Corinthians 6:5
"In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;"
2 Corinthians 6:6
"By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,"
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