2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God saith: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? Or what part hath the faithful with the unbeliever?
Cross References
Exodus 20:3Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
Exodus 29:45And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will be their God:
Leviticus 26:12I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people.
Deuteronomy 5:7Thou shalt not have strange gods in my sight.
Joshua 24:14Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him with a perfect and most sincere heart: and put away the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.
1 Kings 18:21And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
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 →