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God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom

1 Corinthians 3:17

In 9 translations

BSB
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
KJV
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
WEB
If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, which you are.
ASV
If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
LSV
If anyone ruins the temple of God, God will ruin him; for the temple of God is holy, which you are.
YLT
if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.
DBY
If any one corrupt the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.ElohimElohimElohim
DRC
But if any man violate the temple of God, him shall God destroy. For the temple of God is holy, which you are.
GNV
If any man destroy the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which ye are.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ θεός· ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε ὑμεῖς.
RP2018
Εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ θεός· ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε ὑμεῖς.
TR-Boyd
Εἴ τις τὸν ναὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ φθείρει, φθερεῖ τοῦτον ὁ Θεός· ὁ γὰρ ναὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἅγιός ἐστιν, οἵτινές ἐστε ὑμεῖς.
SCR1894
ει τις τον ναον του θεου φθειρει φθερει τουτον ο θεος ο γαρ ναος του θεου αγιος εστιν οιτινες εστε υμεις

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:18–20Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom…
  • Ezekiel 43:12This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.
  • Numbers 19:20But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.
  • Ezekiel 7:22I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.
  • Ezekiel 23:38–39They have also done this to Me: On that very same day, they defiled My sanctuary and profaned My Sabbaths. On the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes,…
  • Ezekiel 5:11Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will…
  • Psalms 79:1The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
  • Leviticus 20:3And I will set My face against that man and cut him off from his people, because by giving his offspring to Molech, he has defiled My sanctuary and profaned My holy name.
  • Isaiah 64:11Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.
  • Exodus 3:5“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”
  • Leviticus 15:31You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.
  • Genesis 28:17And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven!”
  • Psalms 99:9Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
  • 1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:
  • Psalms 74:3Turn Your steps to the everlasting ruins, to everything in the sanctuary the enemy has destroyed.
  • Psalms 93:5Your testimonies are fully confirmed; holiness adorns Your house, O LORD, for all the days to come.

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