1 Corinthians 3:17 NIV1984

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Here the apostle resumes his argument and exhortation, founding it on his former allusion, You are God's building, 1 Cor. 3:9; and here, Know you not that you are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile (corrupt and destroy) the temple of God, him shall God destroy (the same word is in the original in both clauses); for the temple of God is holy, which temple you are. It looks from other parts of the epistle, where the apostle argues to the very same purport... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:16-22

3:16-22 Do you not know that you are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God has his dwelling place in you? If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for the temple of God is holy and you are that temple. Let no one deceive you. If any one among you thinks he is wise in this world, let him become a fool that he may become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it stands written, "He who clutches the wise in their cunning craftiness"; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:17

If any man defile the temple of God ,.... By the wisdom of the world, through philosophy, and vain deceit; by bringing in false doctrines, errors, and heresies, and hereby corrupt their minds from the simplicity that is in Christ; and make rents, factions, and divisions among them: him shall God destroy ; body and soul in hell; for as their wicked principles and heretical notions are pernicious to others, they are damnable to themselves, and will bring upon them that judgment which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:17

If any man defile the temple - This clause is not consistently translated. Ει τις τον ναον του Θεου φθειρει, φθερει τουτον ὁ Θεος If any man destroy the temple of God, him will God destroy. The verb is the same in both clauses. If any man injure, corrupt, or destroy the Church of God by false doctrine, God will destroy him - will take away his part out of the book of life. This refers to him who wilfully opposes the truth; the erring, mistaken man shall barely escape; but the obstinate... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:17

Verse 17 17.If any man corrupts the temple of God. He subjoins a dreadful threatening — that, as the temple of God ought to be inviolably sacred, that man, whoever he may be, that corrupts it, will not pass with impunity. The kind of profanation of which he now speaks, is, when men intrude themselves, so as to bear rule in the Church in the place of God. For as that faith, which is devoted to the pure doctrine of Christ, is called elsewhere spiritual chastity, (2 Corinthians 11:2,) so it also... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13-23

The cure for the party spirit. Having still in mind the difficulty occasioned by those who claimed to be superior teachers; and gathered parties round them, the apostle proceeds to show that merely human wisdom is in itself worthless for spiritual purposes, and, therefore, that the possession of it alone is no reason for the exaltation of the teacher who is endowed with it." A man over confident in his superior knowledge is always a dangerous man. The most learned are always the most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Humanity the temple of God. "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are." The apostle is writing not to those who were spiritually perfect; on the contrary, to those who were characterized by most salient moral defects. Yet he says, "Ye are the temple of God." Let us, therefore, look at man— I. As A DIVINE " TEMPLE ." "The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

"The temple of God." The temple at Jerusalem was holy, being constructed according to Divine directions, inhabited by the Divine glory, and con-secreted by divinely appointed services and sacrifices. But that temple was local, temporary, and for a purpose. It was, in accordance with the Lord's prediction, destroyed and abolished before the generation which rejected him passed away. And it was not intended that it should be replaced by any material edifice. The spiritual temple was destined... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

God's temple. Declared to be the Church of Christ. Each community of Christians is a temple of God. The old temple has perished; this is the new and the imperishable. The Christian Church has often been insignificant in numbers, wealth, position, earthly learning; men have despised her; judged by human standards she has appeared contemptible; but the Divine thought has been this— the temple of God! I. RESEMBLANCES . 1. Erected under Divine direction. The old and new temples... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

The temple of God. Paul again takes up the idea of a building and gives it a new direction. The noblest of all edifices is a temple in which architecture finds its highest and worthiest employment. Under this figure the apostle sets forth sometimes the collective Church of Christ, sometimes the individual believer ( 1 Corinthians 6:19 ; Ephesians 2:21 ). Man was created to be a sanctuary of God, but this sanctuary was overturned by sin. It lay in ruins till the Lord Jesus came as the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:16-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 3:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:13-23

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 3:16-17

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