1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself. Whoever among you thinketh that he is wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

17Whoever shall mar the temple of God, God will mar him: for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

19For the wisdom of this world is fatuity with God: for it is written, He catcheth the wise in their own craftiness.

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Cross References

Matthew 18:4He therefore that shall humble himself like this child, he will be great in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 18:17Verily I say to you, That he who shall not receive the kingdom of God, as a little child, will not enter it.

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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