KJV King James Version
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
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1 Corinthians 3:16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
WEB World English Bible
Don’t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
ASV American Standard Version
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 3
13 Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
14 If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15 If any man’s work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
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.
19 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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ΟὐκG3756 · ounoοἴδατεG6063 · oidato knowὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatναὸςG3485 · naostempleθεοῦG2316 · theosGodἐστε,G1510 · eimito beκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεῦμαG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεοῦG2316 · theosGodοἰκεῖG3611 · oikeōto dwellἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongὑμῖν;G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 6:19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?Ezekiel 36:27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do [them].2 Corinthians 6:16And 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.Romans 8:11But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.Ephesians 2:21-22In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:Romans 8:9But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.John 14:17[Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.1 Peter 2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.2 Timothy 1:14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.1 John 4:15-16Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.Hebrews 3:6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.1 John 4:12No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.Romans 6:3Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?1 Corinthians 9:24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.1 Corinthians 9:13Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live [of the things] of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?1 Corinthians 6:2-3Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?1 Corinthians 6:16What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.1 Corinthians 6:9Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
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