2 Corinthians 6:16

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2 Corinthians 6:16

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Summary

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.

What

Ye are

1 Peter 2:5

I will be

General references

Bible References

What

Thou shalt have none other gods in my sight.

And in all things that I have said unto you, be circumspect. And make no rehearsal of the names of strange gods, neither let any man hear them out of your mouths.

for thou shalt worship no strange god. For the LORD is called jealous, because he is a jealous God:

Take heed unto yourselves therefore, that ye forget not the covenant of the LORD your God which he made with you, and that ye make you no graven image of whatsoever it be that the LORD thy God hath forbidden thee.

Thou shalt have therefore none other gods in my presence.

and see that ye walk not after strange gods, of the gods of the nations which are about you -

And now, fear the LORD and serve him in pureness and truth: And put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the water, and in Egypt, and serve the LORD.

And Samuel spake unto all Israel, saying, "If ye be come again unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods from among you, and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD and serve him alone; and so shall he rid you out of the hands of the Philistines."

And Elijah came unto all the people and said, "Why halt ye between two opinions? If the LORD be very God, follow him: or if Baal be he, follow him." And the people answered him not one word.

And so they feared the LORD, and yet served their own gods after the manner of the people from whence they were brought.

And he built altars in the very house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, "In Jerusalem I will put my name."

And he put down the Chemarims which the kings of Judah had set to burn offerings in the hill altars in the cities of Judah round about Jerusalem and also them that burnt sacrifices unto Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

And he built altars in the house of the LORD: of which the LORD hath said, "In Jerusalem shall my name be forever."

And I will pour pure water upon you, and ye shall be cleansed from all uncleanness, and from all your idols. I will cleanse you.

Ephraim, what have ye any more to do with idols? I have healed him and looked on him. I will be as a great fir tree, and of me shall thy fruit be found.

yea, and such as upon their house-tops worship and bow themselves unto the host of heaven: which swear by the LORD, and by their Milcom also:

No man can serve two masters: For either he shall hate the one, and love the other; or else he shall lean to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

We know that the son of God is come, and hath given us understanding, to know him that is true: and we be in the truth through his son Jesus Christ. He is very God, and eternal life.

Ye are

Are ye not aware that ye are the temple of God, and how that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Either, know ye not how that your bodies are the temple of the holy ghost, which is in you, whom he have of God, and how that ye are not your own?

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets - Jesus Christ being the head cornerstone -

But Christ, as a son, hath rule over the house, whose house we are, so that we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of that hope, unto the end.

and ye, as living stones, are made a spiritual house, and a holy priesthood, for to offer up spiritual sacrifice, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

I will be

Moreover, I will make my covenant between me, and thee, and thy seed after thee; in their times to be an everlasting testament, so that I will be God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

And I will give them a heart, to know how that I am the LORD. They shall be my people, and I will be their God, for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, sayeth the LORD: I will plant my law in the inward parts of them, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

that ye may walk in my commandments, and keep mine ordinances, and do them. That ye may be my people, and I your God.

And ye shall dwell in the land which I gave your fathers. And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

Moreover, I will make a bond of peace with them, which shall be unto them an everlasting covenant. I will settle them also, and multiply them; my Sanctuary will I set among them for evermore.

I will sow them upon earth, for a seed to mine own self, and will have mercy upon her, that was without mercy. And to them which were not my people, I will say, 'Thou art my people.' And he shall say, 'Thou art my God.'"

and will bring them that they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem. And they shall be my people, and I will be their God in truth and righteousness.

And the same third part will I bring through the fire, and will cleanse them, as the silver is cleansed: Yea and try them, like as gold is tried. Then shall they call upon my name, and I will hear them: I will say, 'It is my people.' And they shall say, 'LORD, my God.'"

And, "It shall come to pass, in the place where it was said unto them, 'ye are not my people,' that there shall be called the children of the living God."

For this is the testament that I will make with the house of Israel: After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws in their minds, and in their hearts, I will write them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

He that overcometh shall inherit all things, and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.

General references

And Enoch walked with God, after he had begot Methuselah, three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Ye shall not make therefore with me gods of silver nor gods of gold: in no wise shall ye do it.

And moreover, I will dwell among the children of Israel and will be their God.

And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and when their daughters go a whoring after their gods,

Also thou shalt make no marriages with them, neither give thy daughter unto his son nor take his daughter unto thy son.

Judah was his sanctuary, Israel his dominion.

Make no friendship with an angry willful man, and keep no company with the furious;

May twain walk together except they be agreed among themselves?