2 Corinthians 6:16
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
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.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”
- ASV
- And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- DARBY
- and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for *ye* are [the] living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.
- BLB
- And what agreement [has] the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them, and I will walk among [them], and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
- ÅB
- Og hva enighet er det mellom Guds tempel og avguder? Vi er jo den levende Guds tempel, som Gud har sagt: Jeg vil bo iblant dem og ferdes iblant dem, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.
- OTB
- Eller hvilken avtale kan finnes mellom Guds tempel og avguder? Vi er den levende Guds tempel; som Gud har erklært:
“Jeg vil bo blant dem og vandre blant dem;
Og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være Mitt folk. - B1930
- Og hvad enighet er det mellem Guds tempel og avguder? Vi er jo den levende Guds tempel, som Gud har sagt: Jeg vil bo iblandt dem og ferdes iblandt dem, og jeg vil være deres Gud, og de skal være mitt folk.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 21:3
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
Read in contextExodus 29:45
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
Read in contextHebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:
Read in contextLeviticus 26:12
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.
Read in contextEzekiel 37:26–27
Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.
Read in contextJeremiah 32:38
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:16–17
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Read in contextEzekiel 11:20
That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
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