1 Corinthians 3:17 “If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s templ…”

1 Corinthians 3:17

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

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

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

If any man destroy the Temple of God, him shall God destroy: for the Temple of God is holy, which ye are.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.

Bible in Basic English

If anyone makes the house of God unclean, God will put an end to him; for the house of God is holy, and you are his house.

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Cross references

“any”

1 Corinthians 6:18–20 Numbers 19:20 Ezekiel 7:22 Ezekiel 5:11 Leviticus 20:3 Psalm 79:1

1 Corinthians 6:18–20 · BSB

Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

Numbers 19:20 · BSB

But 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 7:22 · BSB

I 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 5:11 · BSB

Therefore 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 I…

Leviticus 20:3 · BSB

And 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.

Psalm 79:1 · BSB

The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.

“for”

Ezekiel 43:12 Exodus 3:5 Isaiah 64:11 Genesis 28:17 Psalm 99:9 1 Chronicles 29:3

Ezekiel 43:12 · BSB

This 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.

Exodus 3:5 · BSB

“Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

Isaiah 64:11 · BSB

Our holy and beautiful temple, where our fathers praised You, has been burned with fire, and all that was dear to us lies in ruins.

Genesis 28:17 · BSB

And 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!”

Psalm 99:9 · BSB

Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

1 Chronicles 29:3 · BSB

Moreover, 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:

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

18Let 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.

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