KJV ORIGINAL
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Don't you realize that you ARE God's temple? Like, his Spirit actually lives inside you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
You're not just going to church, you ARE the church.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century, the church in Corinth was dealing with divisions, immorality, and a focus on worldly wisdom, which Paul addresses in his letters to correct their spiritual immaturity. He draws from the Old Testament concept of the Temple in Jerusalem as God's dwelling place, applying it to believers to emphasize that the Holy Spirit now resides in them individually. This teaching shifted the idea of sacred space from a physical building to the lives of followers of Christ.
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