1 Corinthians 3:16 meaning and explanation

Do you not know that you yourselves are God’s temple, and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:16, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to a divided congregation in Corinth, addressing believers who were boasting in different leaders. In verse 16 he turns from the image of a building under construction to its purpose: the community itself is God's temple, the place where God's Spirit dwells.

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