1 Corinthians 3:17 KJV — MannaFest

1 Corinthians 3:17

If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

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

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.

DBT

If any one corrupt the temple ofGod, him shallGod destroy; for the temple ofGod is holy, and such are ye.

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1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.

Author: Paul, with Sosthenes (1:1)
Date: c. AD 55, from Ephesus

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The TabernacleYe are the temple of God; the Spirit of God dwelleth in you.

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23 verses on the floor

1 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
1 Corinthians 6:18–20
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Ezekiel 43:12
This is the law of the house; Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy. Behold, this is the law of the house.
Numbers 19:20
But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the Lord: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.
Ezekiel 7:22
My face will I turn also from them, and they shall pollute my secret place: for the robbers shall enter into it, and defile it.

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If any . . . defile . . . destroy--rather as the Greek verb is the same in both cases, "destroy . . . destroy." God repays in kind by a righteous retaliation. The destroyer shall himself be destroyed. As temporal death was the penalty of marring the material temple (Le 16:2;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

If any man destroy the temple of God - Destroy a real Christian, by schisms, or doctrines fundamentally wrong. Him shall God destroy - He shall not be saved at all; not even as through the fire."

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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