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You are not your own; <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, <a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/blb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have from God? And you are not your own, <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/6.htm">King James Bible</a> What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? <a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? <a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? <a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? <a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Or do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? <a href="/amp/1_corinthians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is within you, whom you have [received as a gift] from God, and that you are not your own [property]? <a href="/csb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, <a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Don&#8217t you know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, <a href="/asv/1_corinthians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; <a href="/cev/1_corinthians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You surely know that your body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God. You are no longer your own. <a href="/erv/1_corinthians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; <a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you. You don't belong to yourselves. <a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves but to God; <a href="/isv/1_corinthians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> You know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God, don't you? You do not belong to yourselves, <a href="/msb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="/net/1_corinthians/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? <a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, <a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> What, know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own? <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Or do you not know that your bodies are a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is within you--the Spirit whom you have from God? <a href="/web/1_corinthians/6.htm">World English Bible</a> Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Have you not known that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which you have from God? And you are not your own, <a href="/blb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, whom you have from God? And you are not your own, <a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, <a href="/slt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Or know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Or know you not, that your members are the temple of the Holy Ghost, who is in you, whom you have from God; and you are not your own ? <a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Or do you not know that your bodies are the Temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? <a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/6.htm">New American Bible</a> Do you not know that your body is a temple of the holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? <a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit that dwells within you, which you have of God, and you are not your own? <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Do you not know that your body is the temple of The Spirit of Holiness who dwells within you, whom you have received from God, and you are not your own?<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? <a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? and you are not your own; <a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own? <a href="/mace/1_corinthians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> what! know ye not that your bodies are the temple of the holy spirit, which is in you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? <a href="/wey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Or do you not know that your bodies are a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is within you--the Spirit whom you have from God? <a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who is in you, Whom ye have from God, and that ye are not your own? <a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God? <a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=1139" 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/6.htm">The Temple of the Holy Spirit</a> 18Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. 19<a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than."></a> <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/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</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/4983.htm" title="4983: sōma (N-NNS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">body</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.">is a temple</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of the</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: Hagiou (Adj-GNS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">Holy</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: Pneumatos (N-GNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">Spirit</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">who is</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> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hou (RelPro-GNS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">whom</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: echete (V-PIA-2P) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">you have received</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God?</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></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 are</a> <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.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="1438: heautōn (RefPro-GM3P) -- Himself, herself, itself. ">your own;</a> 20you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.…<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/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a> Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? <a href="/romans/8-9.htm">Romans 8:9-11</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. / But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. / And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. <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="/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="/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="/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="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. <a href="/2_timothy/1-14.htm">2 Timothy 1:14</a> Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. <a href="/john/2-21.htm">John 2:21</a> But Jesus was speaking about the temple of His body. <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="/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>What? know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which you have of God, and you are not your own?What.<a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">1 Corinthians 6:15,16</a> Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid… your body.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?<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: … and ye.<a href="/1_kings/20-4.htm">1 Kings 20:4</a> And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have.<a href="/1_chronicles/29-14.htm">1 Chronicles 29:14</a> But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.<a href="/psalms/12-4.htm">Psalm 12:4</a> Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-4.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-13.htm">Ghost</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/acts/16-19.htm">Owners</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-7.htm">Received</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-17.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-17.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/6-8.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-7.htm">Conscious</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-3.htm">Ghost</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-14.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/titus/2-9.htm">Owners</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-23.htm">Received</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/8-10.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-6.htm">Within</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 6</div>1. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-1.htm">The Corinthians must take their brothers to court;</a> 6. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-6.htm">especially under infidels.</a> 9. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">The wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God.</a> 15. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">Our bodies are the members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Spirit: </a> 19. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">they must not therefore be defiled.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>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 spiritual understanding and the implications of their faith.that your body The Greek word for "body" is "σῶμα" (sōma), which refers to the physical body. In the context of Corinthian culture, which was heavily influenced by Greek philosophy that often devalued the physical in favor of the spiritual, Paul is emphasizing the sanctity and importance of the physical body. This challenges any notion that what one does with the body is irrelevant to spiritual life.is a temple The term "temple" comes from the Greek "ναός" (naos), which refers to the inner sanctuary of a temple, the most sacred part where the deity would dwell. In Jewish tradition, the temple in Jerusalem was the dwelling place of God's presence. By calling the body a temple, Paul elevates the physical body to a place of divine residence, underscoring its sacredness and the need for purity.of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit, or "Πνεύματος Ἁγίου" (Pneumatos Hagiou) in Greek, is the third person of the Trinity, who indwells believers. This indwelling signifies a profound relationship between the believer and God, transforming the believer's body into a sacred space. The presence of the Holy Spirit is a testament to the believer's sanctification and calling to live a life that honors God.who is in you This phrase emphasizes the intimate and personal nature of the Holy Spirit's presence. The Greek "ἐν ὑμῖν" (en hymin) indicates an indwelling that is both communal and individual. It is a reminder that the Holy Spirit is not distant but resides within each believer, providing guidance, comfort, and empowerment for holy living.whom you have received from God The verb "received" (Greek "ἐλάβετε," elabete) indicates a gift that has been given. The Holy Spirit is a gift from God, bestowed upon believers at the moment of salvation. This underscores the grace of God in providing His Spirit to dwell within us, enabling us to live according to His will and purpose.You are not your own This statement is a powerful declaration of ownership and identity. The Greek "οὐκ ἐστὲ ἑαυτῶν" (ouk este heautōn) signifies that believers belong to God, having been bought with a price, as Paul elaborates in the following verse. This challenges the Corinthian believers, and us today, to live lives that reflect our status as God's possession, dedicated to His service and glory.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19, 20) What? know ye not . . .?--These verses read better rendered thus: Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you? Which you have from God, and you are not your own. For you were bought with a price. Glorify God then in your body.There are two reasons why we are not our own. (1) The Spirit which has possession of our bodies is not our own, but given us "of God." (2) We have been bought with a price, even the blood of Christ; it is a completed purchase (<a href="/context/1_peter/1-18.htm" title="For as much as you know that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;">1Peter 1:18-19</a>). Our bodies not being our own to do as we like with, we have no right to give them over unto sin. The last words of the verse are not a cold logical deduction from the previous argument, but rather an earnest exhortation suggested by the solemn thought of our oneness with Christ, and the price paid by Him to make us His.The words "and in your spirits," which are in the Authorised version, are not in the older Greek MSS. They were probably added to give a kind of verbal completeness to the exhortation. They only tend, however, to weaken the force of the passage as St. Paul wrote it. The dignity of the body is the subject of the previous passage, and the necessity for its purity the sole theme of the entire argument.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 19. - That your body is the temple (or rather, a sanctuary) of the Holy Ghost. He has already said that the Church is a shrine or sanctuary of the Holy Ghost (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a>); but here for the first time expression is given to one of the deepest and newest truths of Christianity (comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a>). Three great epochs are marked by the use of the word temple. In the Old Testament it means the material temple, the sign of a localized worship and a separated people; in the Gospels our Lord uses it of his own mortal body; in the Epistles it is used (as here) of the body of every baptized Christian, sanctified by the indwelling Spirit of God. Ye are not your own. We cannot, therefore, use our bodies as though they were absolutely under our own control. They belong to God, and, "whether we live or die, we are the Lord's" (<a href="/romans/14-8.htm">Romans 14:8</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/6-19.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. your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. body σῶμα (sōma) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <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. a 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. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Holy Ἁγίου (Hagiou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred. Spirit Πνεύματός (Pneumatos) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. [who is] 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. whom οὗ (hou) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. you have [received] ἔχετε (echete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. God? 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. You are ἐστὲ (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. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. your own; ἑαυτῶν (heautōn) Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm">Strong's 1438: </a> Himself, herself, itself. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 6:19 Or don't you know that your body (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 6:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 6:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 6:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 6:20" /></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>