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Don`t you know that you are a temple of God, and that God`s Spirit lives in you?
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The Church as God's Temple
Commentators widely agree that Paul is addressing the Corinthian believers collectively. The 'you' in this verse is plural, meaning the entire church community, united, forms the temple of God. Just as God's presence filled the temple in Jerusalem, His Spirit now dwells in the midst of His gathered people, making the church His sacred habitation on earth.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do you not know? etc. The apostle here carries forward and completes the figure which he had begun concerning Christians. His illustration…
Ye are a temple of God (ναος θεου εστε). Literally, a sanctuary (ναος, not ιερον, the sacred enclosure, but the holy place and the…
19th Century
Anglican
The temple of God.—From the thought of grand edifices in general, the Apostle goes on to the particular case of a building which i…
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Baptist
Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
Do you know it? He says, "Do you not know…
The “temple” (GK 3724) is reminiscent of the OT tabernacle and temple as well as the holy sanctuary built by Herod. As Jesus spoke of his earthly b…
16th Century
Protestant
Do you not know, etc.? Having admonished the teachers about their duty, he now addresses the pupils — so that they, too, may take…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Do you not know that you are the temple of God The apostle having spoken of the saints as God's building, of himself…
From other parts of the epistle, it appears that the false teachers among the Corinthians taught unholy doctrines. Such teaching tended to corrupt,…
13th Century
Catholic
Having indicated the reward for those who labor well, the Apostle now deals with the punishment for those who do evil or destructive works. Regardi…
