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<a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/3.htm">New Living Translation</a> Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in you? <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God's temple, and the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/3.htm">New King James Version</a> Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> Do you not know that you are a temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Do you not know that you are a sanctuary of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> 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]? <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s temple and that the Spirit of God lives in you? <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Don&#8217t you yourselves know that you are God&#8217s sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you? <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> All of you surely know you are God's temple and his Spirit lives in you. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> Surely you know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you! <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> You know that you are God's sanctuary and that God's Spirit lives in you, don't you? <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God?s temple, and that God?s Spirit dwells in you? <a href="/net/1_corinthians/3.htm">NET Bible</a> Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you? <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Do you not know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you? <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Do you not know that you are God's Sanctuary, and that the Spirit of God has His home within you? <a href="/web/1_corinthians/3.htm">World English Bible</a> Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Have you not known that you are a temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God's temple, and the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> have ye not known that ye are a sanctuary of God, and the Spirit of God doth dwell in you? <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwells in you?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Know you not, that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ? <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Do you not know that you are the Temple of God, and that the Spirit of God lives within you? <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/3.htm">New American Bible</a> Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Do you not know that you are the Temple of God, and that The Spirit of God dwells within you?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Don't you know, that you are the temple of God, and that the spirit of God dwells in you? <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Do you not know that you are God's Sanctuary, and that the Spirit of God has His home within you? <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Know ye not that ye are a temple of God, and that the Spirit of God is dwelling in you? <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=554" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/3.htm">You are God's Temple</a> 15If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames. 16<a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: Ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: oidate (V-RIA-2P) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">Do you not know</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">that</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: este (V-PIA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">you yourselves are</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God’s</a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naos (N-NMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">temple,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and that</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-NNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God’s</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneuma (N-NNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">Spirit</a> <a href="/greek/3611.htm" title="3611: oikei (V-PIA-3S) -- To inhabit, dwell, indwell. From oikos; to occupy a house, i.e. Reside; by implication, to cohabit.">dwells</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you?</a> 17If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a> 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; <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> 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.” <a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Ephesians 2:21-22</a> 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. <a href="/john/14-17.htm">John 14:17</a> 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. <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9</a> 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. <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a> 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. <a href="/ephesians/3-17.htm">Ephesians 3:17</a> so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, <a href="/colossians/1-27.htm">Colossians 1:27</a> 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. <a href="/galatians/4-6.htm">Galatians 4:6</a> And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” <a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a> 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. <a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a> And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people. <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> “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. <a href="/ezekiel/37-14.htm">Ezekiel 37:14</a> 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.’” <a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11</a> 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,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?Know.<a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6</a> Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?<a href="/1_corinthians/6-2.htm">1 Corinthians 6:2,3,9,16,19</a> 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? … <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13,24</a> 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.<a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a> 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.<a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Ephesians 2:21,22</a> In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: … <a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">Hebrews 3:6</a> 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.<a href="/ezekiel/36-27.htm">Ezekiel 36:27</a> 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.<a href="/john/14-17.htm">John 14:17</a> 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.<a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a> 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.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-13.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-4.htm">Home</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-16.htm">House</a> <a href="/john/2-21.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-1.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/romans/9-4.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-11.htm">Within</a> <a href="/romans/15-14.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/7-12.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/colossians/2-9.htm">Dwelleth</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-6.htm">Dwells</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-11.htm">Home</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-21.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-12.htm">Within</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-18.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 3</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-1.htm">Milk is fit for children.</a> 3. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-3.htm">Strife and division, arguments of a fleshly mind.</a> 7. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-7.htm">He who plants and He who waters are nothing.</a> 9. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">The ministers are God's fellow workmen.</a> 11. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-11.htm">Christ the only foundation.</a> 16. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">You are the temples of God, which must be kept holy.</a> 19. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It suggests that the Corinthians should already be aware of the truth he is about to state, indicating a foundational teaching in the early church. This approach is common in Paul's letters, where he often reminds believers of essential truths they may have overlooked or forgotten.that you yourselves are God’s temple In the context of 1 Corinthians, Paul addresses divisions and immorality within the church. By referring to the believers as God's temple, he underscores the sacredness of the community. The temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship, symbolizing God's presence among His people. By calling the church God's temple, Paul elevates the spiritual status of the believers, indicating that God's presence now resides within them collectively. This concept is rooted in the Old Testament, where the temple was the dwelling place of God (<a href="/1_kings/8-27.htm">1 Kings 8:27-30</a>). It also connects to Jesus' teaching in <a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>, where He refers to His body as a temple, foreshadowing the new covenant where believers become the temple of God.and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? The indwelling of the Holy Spirit is a key doctrine in the New Testament, signifying the new relationship between God and believers through Christ. This indwelling is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26-27</a>, where God promises to put His Spirit within His people. The presence of the Holy Spirit is a mark of the new covenant, initiated by Jesus' death and resurrection. It empowers believers for holy living and service, as seen in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>. The Spirit's indwelling also serves as a guarantee of the believer's inheritance in Christ (<a href="/ephesians/1-13.htm">Ephesians 1:13-14</a>). This truth calls the Corinthians to live in a manner worthy of their status as God's temple, avoiding divisions and immorality that would defile the sacred community.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 1 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth with teachings and corrections. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_church_in_corinth.htm">The Church in Corinth</a> A diverse and often divided early Christian community in the city of Corinth, known for its moral and spiritual challenges. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god's_temple.htm">God’s Temple</a> A metaphorical reference to the collective body of believers, emphasizing holiness and the indwelling presence of God’s Spirit. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god's_spirit.htm">God’s Spirit</a> The Holy Spirit, who dwells within believers, signifying God’s presence and power in their lives.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_our_identity.htm">Understanding Our Identity</a> Recognize that as believers, we are collectively God’s temple, which calls for a life of holiness and unity. <a href="/topical/t/the_indwelling_spirit.htm">The Indwelling Spirit</a> Embrace the reality that God’s Spirit dwells within us, empowering us to live according to His will and purpose. <a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_purity.htm">Holiness and Purity</a> Live a life that reflects the holiness of God’s temple, avoiding actions and attitudes that defile it. <a href="/topical/u/unity_in_the_body_of_christ.htm">Unity in the Body of Christ</a> Foster unity and love within the church, understanding that division undermines the integrity of God’s temple. <a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_god's_presence.htm">Stewardship of God’s Presence</a> Be mindful of how we conduct ourselves, knowing that we carry God’s presence into every aspect of our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 3</a> <a href="/q/is_there_proof_believers_are_god's_temple.htm">In 1 Corinthians 3:16, what scientific verification exists for the claim that believers are literally God’s temple and house the Spirit of God? </a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_abandon_them.htm">What is building a spiritual house?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_1_cor_3_17_align_with_mercy.htm">If 1 Corinthians 3:17 insists God will destroy those who destroy His temple, how does this square with passages elsewhere emphasizing mercy and forgiveness? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_defiling_god's_temple_mean.htm">What does defiling God's temple mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(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.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>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 <a href="/1_corinthians/5-6.htm">1 Corinthians 5:6</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/6-2.htm">1 Corinthians 6:2</a>,.9, 15; 9:13, 24. Out of this Epistle it only occurs in <a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16</a>; <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Romans 11:2</a>. That ye are the temple of God. "Ye," both collectively (<a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Ephesians 2:21</a>) 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 (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-16.htm">1 Corinthians 6:16</a>), because "God dwelleth in him" (<a href="/1_john/4-16.htm">1 John 4:16</a>; comp. <a href="/john/14-23.htm">John 14:23</a>). In another aspect Christians can be regarded as "living stones in one spiritual house" (<a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a>). The temple; rather, the shrine (uses) wherein God dwells (naiei), and which is the holiest part of the temple (hieron). <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Do you not know οἴδατε (oidate) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> To know, remember, appreciate. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. you yourselves are ἐστε (este) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. temple, ναὸς (naos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3485.htm">Strong's 3485: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. God’s Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Spirit Πνεῦμα (Pneuma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. dwells οἰκεῖ (oikei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3611.htm">Strong's 3611: </a> To inhabit, dwell, indwell. From oikos; to occupy a house, i.e. Reside; by implication, to cohabit. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> 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 <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 3:16 Don't you know that you (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 3:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 3:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 3:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 3:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>