1st Corinthians Chapter 3 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV 1stCorinthians 3:17

If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.
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BBE 1stCorinthians 3:17

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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DARBY 1stCorinthians 3:17

If any one corrupt the temple of God, *him* shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are *ye*.
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KJV 1stCorinthians 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.
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WBT 1stCorinthians 3:17


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WEB 1stCorinthians 3:17

If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.
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YLT 1stCorinthians 3:17

if any one the sanctuary of God doth waste, him shall God waste; for the sanctuary of God is holy, the which ye are.
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1st Corinthians 3 : 17 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - If any man defile the temple of God. The verb is the same as in the next clause, and should be rendered, If any man destroy the temple of God; but the word is perhaps too strong, and the word "mar" or "injure" might better convey the meaning (Olshausen). The two verbs are brought into vivid juxtaposition in the original: "God shall ruin the ruiner of his temple." St. Paul was, perhaps, thinking of the penalty of death attached to any one who desecrated the temple of Jerusalem. Inscriptions on the chel, or "middle wall of partition," threatened death to any Gentile who set foot within the sacred enclosure." Which temple ye are; literally, the which are ye; i.e. ye are holy. St. Paul is here referring to the Church of Corinth, and to the false teachers who desecrated it by bringing in "factions of destruction" (2 Peter 2:1). Ideally the Church was glorious, "not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing" (Ephesians 5:27).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) If any man defile.--Better, If any man destroy--the opposite of "building up," which should be the work of the Christian teacher; the architectural image being still in view.Which temple ye are.--Literally, the which are ye, "which" referring rather to holy than to the temple; the argument being that as they are "holy" by the indwelling of God's Spirit, therefore they are the temple of God. As God commanded the punishment of death to be inflicted on whoever defiled the actual Temple (see Exodus 28:43; Leviticus 16:2), because it was holy unto the Lord, and His presence dwelt there; so they, having the same Spirit in them, were a temple also holy unto the Lord, and God would not leave him unpunished who destroyed or marred this spiritual temple.