2 Corinthians 6:16
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.
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15And how can Christ join together with Belial? Or what part do the faithful have with the unfaithful?
Cross References
Exodus 20:3You shall not have strange gods before me.
Exodus 29:45And I will live in the midst of the sons of Israel, and I will be their God.
Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people.
Deuteronomy 5:7You shall not have strange gods in my sight.
Joshua 24:14Now therefore, fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and very sincere heart. And take away the gods that your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people, said: “How long will you waver between two sides? If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal is, then follow him.” And the people did not respond a word to him.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 6:12-18
Cautions against Mingling with Unbelievers. ( a. d. 57.) 11 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our heart is enlarged. 12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. 13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto my children,) be ye also enlarged. 14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he… Read the whole commentary →