1 Corinthians 3:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 3:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 3:17 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. defile: ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 3:17 — KJV
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. defile: or, destroy”
— 1 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 3:17 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 3:17
“For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:17: any, defile, god
“[A Psalm of Asaph.] O God, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they defiled; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. of: or, for”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:17: defile, temple, god
“He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:17: any, god, destroy
“Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:17: any, defile, holy
“Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 3:17: any, defile, god
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