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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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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 3:16
18th Century
Theologian
Do you not know? etc. The apostle here carries forward and completes the figure which he had begun concerning Christians. His illustration…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 3:16
Ye are a temple of God (ναος θεου εστε). Literally, a sanctuary (ναος, not ιερον, the sacred enclosure, but the holy place and the…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 3:16
19th Century
Bishop
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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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 3:16
19th Century
Preacher
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 3:16
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…
John Calvin
On 1 Corinthians 3:16
16th Century
Theologian
Do you not know, etc.? Having admonished the teachers about their duty, he now addresses the pupils — so that they, too, may take…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 3:16
17th Century
Pastor
Do you not know that you are the temple of God
The apostle having spoken of the saints as God's building, of himself…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 3:16–17
17th Century
Minister
From other parts of the epistle, it appears that the false teachers among the Corinthians taught unholy doctrines. Such teaching tended to corrupt,…