1 Corinthians 6:19

What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have from God?

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

In Context

18Flee from whoredom. Every other sin, that a man committeth, is without the body; but he, that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body.

20and ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price. Glorify God therefore in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

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Cross References

John 2:21Therefore when he was risen from the dead,

1 Corinthians 3:16Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

2 Corinthians 5:15And He died for all, that those who live might no longer live to themselves, but to Him who died for them and rose again.

Ephesians 2:21in whom the whole building fitly joined together increaseth to an holy temple in the Lord:

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:13-20

Against Fornication. ( a. d. 57.) 12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. 14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the… Read the whole commentary →

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