1 Corinthians 3:16
New International Version
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?

New Living Translation
Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

English Standard Version
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

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

Berean Literal Bible
Do you not know that you yourselves are God's temple, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

King James Bible
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

New King James Version
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

New American Standard Bible
Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

NASB 1995
Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

NASB 1977
Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Legacy Standard Bible
Do you not know that you are a sanctuary of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Amplified Bible
Do you not know and understand that you [the church] are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells [permanently] in you [collectively and individually]?

Christian Standard Bible
Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you?

American Standard Version
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Contemporary English Version
All of you surely know you are God's temple and his Spirit lives in you.

English Revised Version
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Good News Translation
Surely you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you!

International Standard Version
You know that you are God's sanctuary and that God's Spirit lives in you, don't you?

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

NET Bible
Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?

New Heart English Bible
Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Webster's Bible Translation
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Weymouth New Testament
Do you not know that you are God's Sanctuary, and that the Spirit of God has His home within you?

World English Bible
Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Have you not known that you are a temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Berean Literal Bible
Do you not know that you yourselves are God's temple, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Young's Literal Translation
have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you?

Smith's Literal Translation
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwells in you?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Do you not know that you are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God lives within you?

New American Bible
Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

New Revised Standard Version
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do you not know that you are the Temple of God, and that The Spirit of God dwells within you?
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Godbey New Testament
Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Haweis New Testament
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Mace New Testament
Don't you know, that you are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwells in you?

Weymouth New Testament
Do you not know that you are God's Sanctuary, and that the Spirit of God has His home within you?

Worrell New Testament
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God is dwelling in you?

Worsley New Testament
Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
You are God's Temple
15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. 16 Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.…

Cross References
1 Corinthians 6:19
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

2 Corinthians 6:16
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

Ephesians 2:21-22
In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. / And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.

John 14:17
the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

Romans 8:9
You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.

1 Peter 2:5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Colossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Galatians 4:6
And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

John 14:23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.

Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

Jeremiah 31:33
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Ezekiel 37:14
I will put My Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it, declares the LORD.’”

Isaiah 63:11
Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them,


Treasury of Scripture

Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Know.

1 Corinthians 5:6
Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

1 Corinthians 6:2,3,9,16,19
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? …

1 Corinthians 9:13,24
Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar? …

ye are.

2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Ephesians 2:21,22
In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: …

Hebrews 3:6
But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

the Spirit.

Ezekiel 36:27
And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

John 14:17
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

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1 Corinthians 3
1. Milk is fit for children.
3. Strife and division, arguments of a fleshly mind.
7. He who plants and He who waters are nothing.
9. The ministers are God's fellow workmen.
11. Christ the only foundation.
16. You are the temples of God, which must be kept holy.
19. The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.














Do you not know
This phrase is a rhetorical question, often used by Paul to emphasize a point that should be obvious to the Corinthians. The Greek word "οἴδατε" (oidate) implies a knowledge that is both intellectual and experiential. Paul is reminding the Corinthians of a truth they should already be aware of, urging them to reflect on their identity and responsibilities as believers. This phrase sets the tone for the verse, calling the readers to a deeper understanding of their spiritual status.

that you yourselves
The emphasis on "you yourselves" (Greek: "ὑμεῖς") highlights the collective identity of the Corinthian believers. Paul is addressing the entire community, not just individuals. This communal aspect is crucial in understanding the nature of the church as a unified body. In the historical context, the Corinthian church was struggling with divisions and factions, and Paul is reminding them of their shared identity and purpose.

are God’s temple
The term "temple" (Greek: "ναός") refers to the inner sanctuary, the most sacred part of the temple where God's presence dwelt. In the Old Testament, the temple was the physical dwelling place of God among His people. By using this imagery, Paul is conveying the profound truth that the church, as a collective body of believers, is now the dwelling place of God. This would have been a radical concept for the Corinthians, who were familiar with the grandeur of pagan temples. Theologically, this signifies the holiness and sanctity of the church, calling believers to live in a manner worthy of being God’s dwelling place.

and that God’s Spirit
The "Spirit" (Greek: "Πνεῦμα") refers to the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity. The presence of the Holy Spirit is a defining characteristic of the New Covenant, marking believers as God’s own. In the historical context, the Corinthians were surrounded by various spiritual influences, but Paul emphasizes that it is God’s Spirit that dwells within them, setting them apart from the world. This indwelling is both a privilege and a responsibility, as it empowers believers to live according to God’s will.

dwells in you
The word "dwells" (Greek: "οἰκεῖ") implies a permanent residence, not a temporary visit. This indicates the ongoing presence and activity of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. In the scriptural context, this indwelling is a fulfillment of God’s promise to be with His people, as seen throughout the Bible. Theologically, it underscores the intimate relationship between God and His people, as well as the transformative power of the Spirit in guiding and sanctifying the church. This truth is meant to inspire believers to live in unity and holiness, reflecting the character of the God who dwells within them.

(16) The temple of God.--From the thought of grand edifices in general the Apostle goes on to the particular case of a building which is not only splendid but "holy"--the temple of God--thus reminding the reader that the rich and valuable metals and stones spoken of previously are to represent spiritual attainments. He introduces the passage with the words "Do ye not know," implying that their conduct was such as could only be pursued by those who were either ignorant or forgetful of the truth of which he now reminds them.

Verses 16-23. - The peril and folly of glorying in men. Verse 16. - Know ye not. The phrase is used by St. Paul in this Epistle to emphasize important truths, as in 1 Corinthians 5:6; 1 Corinthians 6:2,.9, 15; 9:13, 24. Out of this Epistle it only occurs in Romans 6:16; Romans 11:2. That ye are the temple of God. "Ye," both collectively (Ephesians 2:21) and individually; "God's shrine;" not built for men's glory. The word "temple" in the Old Testament always means the material temple; in the Gospels our Lord "spake of the temple of his body;" in the rest of the New Testament the body of every baptized Christian is the temple of God (1 Corinthians 6:16), because "God dwelleth in him" (1 John 4:16; comp. John 14:23). In another aspect Christians can be regarded as "living stones in one spiritual house" (1 Peter 2:5). The temple; rather, the shrine (uses) wherein God dwells (naiei), and which is the holiest part of the temple (hieron).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Do you not know
οἴδατε (oidate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

you yourselves are
ἐστε (este)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

God’s
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

temple,
ναὸς (naos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3485: A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.

and that
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

God’s
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

Spirit
Πνεῦμα (Pneuma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

dwells
οἰκεῖ (oikei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3611: To inhabit, dwell, indwell. From oikos; to occupy a house, i.e. Reside; by implication, to cohabit.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

you?
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


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