1 Corinthians 3:17

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Corinthians 3:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

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KJV

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.

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ASV

American Standard Version

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you⁺ are.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 3

¹⁵ If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.

¹⁶ Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

¹⁷ If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

¹⁸ Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

¹⁹ For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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