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For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: &#8220I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said: “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people. <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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 will walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people." <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">King James Bible</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="/nkjv/2_corinthians/6.htm">New King James Version</a> And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them And walk among them. I will be their God, And they shall be My people.” <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Or what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I WILL DWELL AMONG THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, &#8220I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Or what agreement has a sanctuary of God with idols? For we are a sanctuary of the living God; just as God said, “I WILL DWELL IN THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said: “I WILL DWELL AMONG THEM AND WALK AMONG THEM; AND I WILL BE THEIR GOD, AND THEY SHALL BE MY PEOPLE. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, as God said: I will dwell and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And what agreement does God&#8217s sanctuary have with idols? For we are the sanctuary of the living God, as God said: I will dwell among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, "I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people." <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Can God's temple contain false gods? Clearly, we are the temple of the living God. As God said, "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people." <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> How can God's temple come to terms with pagan idols? For we are the temple of the living God! As God himself has said, "I will make my home with my people and live among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people." <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> What agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: "I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people." <a href="/net/2_corinthians/6.htm">NET Bible</a> And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said, "I will live in them and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people." <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> What agreement has 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 will be my people." <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</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="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And what compact has the Temple of God with idols? For *we* are the Temple of the ever-living God; as God has said, "I will dwell among them, and walk about among them; and will be their God, and it is they who shall be My people."<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For you 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="/web/2_corinthians/6.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And what agreement to the temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God, according as God said, “I will dwell in them, and will walk among [them], and I will be their God, and they will be My people, <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> 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 will walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people." <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said -- 'I will dwell in them, and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people, <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And what agreement to the temple of God with images? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God said, That I will dwell in them, and will go round about; and will be their God, and they shall be a people to me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God saith: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And what consensus does the temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God says: “I will dwell with them, and I will walk among them. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/6.htm">New American Bible</a> What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said: “I will live with them and move among them, and I will be their God and they shall be my people. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will live in them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Or what harmony has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as it is said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And what agreement does the Temple of God have with demons? But you are the Temple of THE LIVING GOD, just as it is said, “I shall dwell in them and I shall walk in them, and I shall be their God, and they shall be a people to me.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> What has a temple of God in common with one of idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And what harmony has the temple of God with idols? for we are the temple of the living God; as God said; I will live in them, and walk about among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> or what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, ?I will inhabit in them, and walk about in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be for me a people.?<RX 3.26.12> <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, "I will dwell with, and walk among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And what compact has the Temple of God with idols? For *we* are the Temple of the ever-living God; as God has said, "I will dwell among them, and walk about among them; and will be their God, and it is they who shall be My people." <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And what agreement has a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God, as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people." <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</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 I will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/6-16.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/ddheG4hMg28?start=1080" 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/2_corinthians/6.htm">Do Not Be Unequally Yoked</a> …15What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 16<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tis (IPro-NFS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">What</a> <a href="/greek/4783.htm" title="4783: synkatathesis (N-NFS) -- Assent, agreement, concord, alliance. From sugkatatithemai; a deposition in company with, i.e. accord with.">agreement</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">can exist between</a> <a href="/greek/3485.htm" title="3485: naō (N-DMS) -- A temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides. From a primary naio; a fane, shrine, temple.">the temple</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/1497.htm" title="1497: eidōlōn (N-GNP) -- An idol, false god. From eidos; an image; by implication, a heathen god, or the worship of such.">and idols?</a> <a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmeis (PPro-N1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">we</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esmen (V-PIA-1P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">are</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.">the temple</a> <a href="/greek/2198.htm" title="2198: zōntos (V-PPA-GMS) -- To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.">of the living</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/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">As</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- 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: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipen (V-AIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">has said:</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1774.htm" title="1774: Enoikēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- To dwell in, be settled (stationary) in; met: To be indwelling. From en and oikeo; to inhabit.">“I will dwell</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.">with</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">them</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1704.htm" title="1704: emperipatēsō (V-FIA-1S) -- From en and peripateo; to perambulate on a place, i.e. to be occupied among persons.">walk among them,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esomai (V-FIM-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">I will be</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- 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. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autoi (PPro-NM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">they</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esontai (V-FIM-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">will be</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: mou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">My</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laos (N-NMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people.”</a> 17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”…<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="/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="/ezekiel/37-27.htm">Ezekiel 37:27</a> My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they 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="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45</a> Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a> And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. <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="/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="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a> For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people. <a href="/ezekiel/11-20.htm">Ezekiel 11:20</a> so that they may follow My statutes, keep My ordinances, and practice them. Then they will be My people, and I will be their God. <a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Zechariah 8:8</a> I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.” <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="/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="/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="/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="/1_john/4-12.htm">1 John 4:12-13</a> No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us. / By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are the temple of the living God; as God has said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.what.<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a> Thou shalt have no other gods before me.<a href="/exodus/23-13.htm">Exodus 23:13</a> And in all things that I have said unto you be circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.<a href="/exodus/34-14.htm">Exodus 34:14</a> For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:ye are.<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16,17</a> Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? … <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</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="/ephesians/2-20.htm">Ephesians 2:20</a> And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;I will dwell.<a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45</a> And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.<a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a> And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.<a href="/psalms/90-1.htm">Psalm 90:1</a> A Prayer of Moses the man of God. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.I will be.<a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7,8</a> And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee… <a href="/jeremiah/24-7.htm">Jeremiah 24:7</a> And I will give them an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.<a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a> But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/6-15.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/psalms/122-3.htm">Compact</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-13.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-3.htm">Ever-Living</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-2.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-2.htm">Images</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-9.htm">Live</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/15-58.htm">Move</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-7.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ephesians/1-9.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-3.htm">Compact</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-9.htm">Ever-Living</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/1-9.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/galatians/5-20.htm">Images</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-3.htm">Live</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-26.htm">Move</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-3.htm">Walk</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-2.htm">Walking</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 6</div>1. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-1.htm">That he has approved himself a faithful minister of Christ by his exhortations,</a> 3. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-3.htm">and by integrity of life,</a> 4. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-4.htm">and by patiently enduring all kinds of affliction and disgrace for the gospel.</a> 10. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-10.htm">Of which he speaks the more boldly amongst them because his heart is open to them,</a> 13. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">and he expects the like affection from them again;</a> 14. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">exhorting them to flee the society and pollutions of idolaters, </a> 17. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">as being themselves temples of the living 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'; </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> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_corinthians/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_corinthians/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? This phrase challenges the Corinthian believers to consider the incompatibility between worshiping God and engaging in idolatry. In the historical context, Corinth was a city filled with pagan temples and idol worship, which was a significant part of daily life. The temple of God refers to the sacred space dedicated to the worship of the one true God, contrasting sharply with the temples of idols, which were often associated with immorality and false worship. This echoes the Old Testament teachings, such as in <a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3-5</a>, where God commands His people to have no other gods before Him. The rhetorical question emphasizes the exclusivity of worship that God demands.For we are the temple of the living God. Paul asserts that believers collectively form the temple of God, a concept rooted in the New Testament understanding that God's presence now dwells within His people through the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16-17</a>). This reflects a shift from the Old Testament, where God's presence was localized in the physical temple in Jerusalem. The term "living God" contrasts with lifeless idols, highlighting the active and dynamic relationship between God and His people. This idea is also seen in <a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Ephesians 2:21-22</a>, where believers are described as being built together into a dwelling place for 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.” This promise is a composite of several Old Testament passages, including <a href="/leviticus/26-11.htm">Leviticus 26:11-12</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a>, and <a href="/ezekiel/37-27.htm">Ezekiel 37:27</a>. It underscores the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God promises His presence and guidance. The imagery of God dwelling and walking among His people recalls the Garden of Eden, where God walked with Adam and Eve, and anticipates the ultimate fulfillment in <a href="/revelation/21-3.htm">Revelation 21:3</a>, where God will dwell with humanity in the new creation. This phrase encapsulates the essence of the covenant: God's commitment to His people and their identity as His own.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of 2 Corinthians, addressing the church in Corinth with guidance and correction. 2. <a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a> A major city in ancient Greece known for its wealth and moral challenges, where the early church faced significant cultural pressures. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_of_god.htm">The Temple of God</a> Refers to the spiritual dwelling place of God, which in the New Testament context, is the collective body of believers. 4. <a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a> Physical representations of false gods, prevalent in Corinthian society, symbolizing anything that takes the place of God in one's life. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_living_god.htm">The Living God</a> The one true God who is active and present in the lives of believers, contrasting with lifeless idols.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_incompatibility_of_idolatry_and_faith.htm">The Incompatibility of Idolatry and Faith</a> Believers are called to separate themselves from anything that competes with their devotion to God. Just as the temple of God cannot coexist with idols, our lives should reflect undivided allegiance to Him. <a href="/topical/i/identity_as_god's_temple.htm">Identity as God's Temple</a> Understanding that we are the temple of the living God should influence our behavior, choices, and relationships. This identity calls for holiness and reverence in how we live. <a href="/topical/g/god's_presence_among_us.htm">God's Presence Among Us</a> The promise of God dwelling and walking among us is a profound assurance of His intimate involvement in our lives. This should encourage us to cultivate a deeper relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/l/living_as_god's_people.htm">Living as God's People</a> Being God's people means living in a way that reflects His character and values. This involves both personal holiness and communal integrity within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 6</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_abandon_them.htm">What is building a spiritual house?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_cleansing_align_with_grace.htm">(2 Corinthians 7:1) How can Paul’s call for believers to “cleanse themselves” align with the belief that salvation depends on divine grace rather than human effort? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_fun.htm">What does the Bible say about fun and entertainment?</a> <a href="/q/key_theological_differences_in_testaments.htm">What are the main theological differences between Testaments?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?--Here we see clearly the drift of the Apostle's thoughts. His mind travels back to the controversy about things sacrificed to idols. Was there not a risk that what he had said about "width" and "expansion" of feeling would be perverted by those who claimed the right to sit at an idol's feast even in the precincts of the idol's temple (<a href="/1_corinthians/8-10.htm" title="For if any man see you which have knowledge sit at meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;">1Corinthians 8:10</a>)? Against that perversion he thinks it necessary to enter his protest. And the ground of that protest is that they, collectively and individually (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm" title="Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?">1Corinthians 3:16</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm" title="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?">1Corinthians 6:19</a>), are the temples of God, and that there can be no "agreement" between that temple and one dedicated to an idol. The word translated "agreement" expresses, like the English, a compact or treaty of alliance. In modern phrase, a concordat between the two antagonistic systems was an impossibility.I will dwell in them, and walk in them.--The citation which follows is, like many others in St. Paul's writings, a composite one: <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm" title="And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.">Leviticus 26:12</a> giving, "I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people;" and <a href="/exodus/29-45.htm" title="And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.">Exodus 29:45</a>, "I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God." The implied premise is that wherever God dwells there is His temple. The word indicates the "sanctuary," or holiest part of the temple. (See Note on <a href="/john/2-19.htm" title="Jesus answered and said to them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.">John 2:19</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - What agreement. The word means "unity of composition." This is the fifth synonym which St. Paul has used in this clause - μετοχὴ κοινωνία συμφώνησις, μερὶς συγκατάθεσις. The verb συγκατάθημι occurs in <a href="/luke/23-51.htm">Luke 23:51</a>. St. Paul in this chapter shows an almost unwonted command over the Greek language. With idols (<a href="/matthew/6-24.htm">Matthew 6:24</a>; <a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a>). Ye. "We" is the reading of א, B, D, L. Ewald, without sufficient ground, makes it one of his arguments for regarding this section as interpolated (comp. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-21.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21</a>). Are the temple of the living God. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in every Christian heart, which is the distinguishing result of the new covenant, was very prominent in the thoughts of St. Paul (<a href="/1_corinthians/3-16.htm">1 Corinthians 3:16</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>; <a href="/ephesians/2-21.htm">Ephesians 2:21, 22</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm">1 Timothy 3:15</a>; comp. <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm">1 Peter 2:5</a>; <a href="/hebrews/3-6.htm">Hebrews 3:6</a>). As God hath said. The quotation is altered slightly from the LXX. of <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a>. But in this and the next verses we have "a mosaic of citations" from this passage and <a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45</a>; <a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Ezekiel 20:34</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/7-14.htm">2 Samuel 7:14</a>; comp. <a href="/jeremiah/31-9.htm">Jeremiah 31:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/43-6.htm">Isaiah 43:6</a>. This mode of compressing the essence of various quotations into one passage was common among the rabbis. In them. In the original Hebrew this means "among them" (<a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45</a>; <a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a>). since the indwelling of God by his Holy Spirit belongs only to the new covenant. <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>What τίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. agreement συνκατάθεσις (synkatathesis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4783.htm">Strong's 4783: </a> Assent, agreement, concord, alliance. From sugkatatithemai; a deposition in company with, i.e. accord with. [can exist] between μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. the temple ναῷ (naō) Noun - Dative 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 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. [and] idols? εἰδώλων (eidōlōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1497.htm">Strong's 1497: </a> An idol, false god. From eidos; an image; by implication, a heathen god, or the worship of such. For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. we ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. are ἐσμεν (esmen) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st 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. [the] 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] living ζῶντος (zōntos) Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2198.htm">Strong's 2198: </a> To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live. 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. As καθὼς (kathōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that. God Θεὸς (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. has said: εἶπεν (eipen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. “I will live Ἐνοικήσω (Enoikēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1774.htm">Strong's 1774: </a> To dwell in, be settled (stationary) in; met: To be indwelling. From en and oikeo; to inhabit. with 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. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. walk among [them], ἐμπεριπατήσω (emperipatēsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1704.htm">Strong's 1704: </a> From en and peripateo; to perambulate on a place, i.e. to be occupied among persons. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. I will be ἔσομαι (esomai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st 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. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. God, Θεός (Theos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. they αὐτοὶ (autoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. will be ἔσονταί (esontai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd 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. My μου (mou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. people.? λαός (laos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> Apparently a primary word; a people. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 6:16 What agreement has a temple of God (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 6:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 6:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 6:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 6:17" /></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>