1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no man deceave him silfe. Yf eny man seme wyse amonge you let him be a fole in this worlde that he maye be wyse.

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In The King James Version

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

In Context

17Yf eny man defyle the temple of god him shall god destroye. For the temple of god is holy which temple ye are.

19For the wisdome of this worlde is folysshnes with god. For it is written: he compaseth the wyse in their craftynes.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:4Whosoever therfore humble him sylfe as this chylde the same is the greatest in the kyngdome of heven.

Luke 18:17Verely I saye vnto you: whosoever receaveth not the kyngdome of God as a chylde: he shall not enter therin.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 3:17-18

Holiness Prescribed. ( a. d. 57.) 16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Here the apostle resumes his argument and exhortation, founding it on his former allusion, You are God's building, v. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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