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2 Corinthians 6

2 Cor. 6:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
what
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
agreement
sugkatathesis (Greek #4783)
a deposition (of sentiment) in company with, i.e. (figuratively) accord with
KJV usage: agreement.
Pronounce: soong-kat-ath'-es-is
Origin: from 4784
hath the temple
naos (Greek #3485)
a fane, shrine, temple
KJV usage: shrine, temple. Compare 2411.
Pronounce: nah-os'
Origin: from a primary ναίω (to dwell)
of God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
with
meta (Greek #3326)
properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or 1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than 4862)
KJV usage: after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and, + follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
Pronounce: met-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition (often used adverbially)
idols
eidolon (Greek #1497)
an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such
KJV usage: idol.
Pronounce: i'-do-lon
Origin: from 1491
? for
gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
ye
humeis (Greek #5210)
you (as subjective of verb)
KJV usage: ye (yourselves), you.
Pronounce: hoo-mice'
Origin: irregular plural of 4771
c are
este (Greek #2075)
ye are
KJV usage: be, have been, belong.
Pronounce: es-teh'
Origin: second person plural present indicative of 1510
the temple
naos (Greek #3485)
a fane, shrine, temple
KJV usage: shrine, temple. Compare 2411.
Pronounce: nah-os'
Origin: from a primary ναίω (to dwell)
of the living
zao (Greek #2198)
to live (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
Pronounce: dzah'-o
Origin: a primary verb
God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
; as
kathos (Greek #2531)
just (or inasmuch) as, that
KJV usage: according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
Pronounce: kath-oce'
Origin: from 2596 and 5613
God
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
hath said
epo (Greek #2036)
to speak or say (by word or writing)
KJV usage: answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare 3004.
Pronounce: ep'-o
Origin: a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346)
, Ia will dwell
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
enoikeo (Greek #1774)
to inhabit (figuratively)
KJV usage: dwell in.
Pronounce: en-oy-keh'-o
Origin: from 1722 and 3611
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
walk in
emperipateo (Greek #1704)
to perambulate on a place, i.e. (figuratively) to be occupied among persons
KJV usage: walk in.
Pronounce: em-per-ee-pat-eh'-o
Origin: from 1722 and 4043
them; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
I will be
esomai (Greek #2071)
will be
KJV usage: shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
Pronounce: es'-om-ahee
Origin: future of 1510
their
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
God
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
they
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
shall be
esomai (Greek #2071)
will be
KJV usage: shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
Pronounce: es'-om-ahee
Origin: future of 1510
my
moi (Greek #3427)
to me
KJV usage: I, me, mine, my.
Pronounce: moy
Origin: the simpler form of 1698
people
laos (Greek #2992)
a people (in general; thus differing from 1218, which denotes one's own populace)
KJV usage: people.
Pronounce: lah-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
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1 Cor. 3:16‑17• 16Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
 17If any one corrupt the temple of God, *him* shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are *ye*. (1 Cor. 3:16‑17)
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1 Cor. 6:19• 19Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of God; and ye are not your own? (1 Cor. 6:19)
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Eph. 2:21‑22• 21in whom all the building fitted together increases to a holy temple in the Lord;
 22in whom *ye* also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit. (Eph. 2:21‑22)
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Ex. 29:45• 45And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will be their God. (Ex. 29:45)
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Lev. 26:12• 12and I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be to me a people. (Lev. 26:12)
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Jer. 31:1,33• 1At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
 33For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jer. 31:1,33)
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Jer. 32:38• 38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. (Jer. 32:38)
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Ezek. 11:20• 20that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. (Ezek. 11:20)
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Ezek. 36:28• 28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. (Ezek. 36:28)
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Ezek. 37:26‑27• 26And I will make a covenant of peace with them: it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever.
 27And my tabernacle shall be over them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Ezek. 37:26‑27)
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Zech. 8:8• 8and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. (Zech. 8:8)

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Idolatry,
The Temple

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Ex. 20:3• 3Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Ex. 20:3)
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Ex. 23:13• 13And ye shall be on your guard as to everything that I have said unto you; and shall make no mention of the name of other gods--it shall not be heard in thy mouth. (Ex. 23:13)
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Ex. 34:14• 14For thou shalt worship no other *God; for Jehovah--Jealous is his name--is a jealous *God; (Ex. 34:14)
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Deut. 4:23‑24• 23Take heed to yourselves lest ye forget the covenant of Jehovah your God, which he made with you, and make yourselves a graven image, the form of anything which Jehovah thy God hath forbidden thee.
 24For Jehovah thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous *God. (Deut. 4:23‑24)
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Deut. 5:7• 7Thou shalt have no other gods before me. (Deut. 5:7)
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Deut. 6:14‑15• 14Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the peoples that are round about you;
 15for Jehovah thy God is a jealous *God in thy midst; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from the face of the earth. (Deut. 6:14‑15)
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Josh. 24:14‑24• 14And now fear Jehovah and serve him in perfectness and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the river, and in Egypt; and serve Jehovah.
 15And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
 16And the people answered and said, Far be it from us that we should forsake Jehovah, to serve other gods;
 17for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and who did those great signs before our eyes, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through whom we passed!
 18And Jehovah drove out from before us all the peoples, and the Amorites the inhabitants of the land: so therefore we will serve Jehovah, for he is our God.
 19And Joshua said to the people, Ye cannot serve Jehovah, for he is a holy God; he is a jealous *God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.
 20If ye forsake Jehovah, and serve strange gods, then he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he hath done you good.
 21And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve Jehovah.
 22And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye have chosen you Jehovah, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses.
 23Now therefore put away the strange gods that are among you, and incline your heart unto Jehovah the God of Israel.
 24And the people said unto Joshua, Jehovah our God will we serve, and to his voice will we hearken. (Josh. 24:14‑24)
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1 Sam. 7:3‑4• 3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
 4And the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths and served Jehovah only. (1 Sam. 7:3‑4)
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1 Kings 18:21• 21Then Elijah drew near to all the people, and said, How long do ye halt between two opinions? if Jehovah be God, follow him; and if Baal, follow him. And the people answered him not a word. (1 Kings 18:21)
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2 Kings 17:33‑34• 33They feared Jehovah, and served their own gods after the manner of the nations, whence they had been carried away.
 34To this day they do after their former customs: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes or after their ordinances, nor after the law and commandment that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel. (2 Kings 17:33‑34)
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2 Kings 21:4‑5• 4And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah had said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
 5And he built altars to all the host of heaven in both courts of the house of Jehovah. (2 Kings 21:4‑5)
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2 Kings 23:5‑7• 5And he abolished the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense on the high places in the cities of Judah, and the environs of Jerusalem; and them that burned incense to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.
 6And he brought out the Asherah from the house of Jehovah, outside Jerusalem, to the torrent of Kidron, and burned it at the torrent of Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder upon the graves of the children of the people.
 7And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove tents for the Asherah. (2 Kings 23:5‑7)
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2 Chron. 33:4‑5• 4And he built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
 5And he built altars to all the host of heaven in both courts of the house of Jehovah. (2 Chron. 33:4‑5)
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Ezek. 36:25• 25And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your uncleannesses and from all your idols will I cleanse you. (Ezek. 36:25)
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Hos. 14:8• 8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? (I answer him, and I will observe him.) I am like a green fir-tree.--From me is thy fruit found. (Hos. 14:8)
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Zeph. 1:5• 5and them that bow down to the host of the heavens upon the housetops; and them that bow down to Jehovah, that swear by him, and swear by Malcham; (Zeph. 1:5)
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Matt. 6:24• 24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Matt. 6:24)
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1 John 5:20‑21• 20And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
 21Children, keep yourselves from idols. (1 John 5:20‑21)
ye are.
1 Cor. 3:16‑17• 16Do ye not know that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?
 17If any one corrupt the temple of God, *him* shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are *ye*. (1 Cor. 3:16‑17)
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1 Cor. 6:19• 19Do ye not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have of God; and ye are not your own? (1 Cor. 6:19)
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Eph. 2:20• 20being built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner-stone, (Eph. 2:20)
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Heb. 3:6• 6but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are *we*, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to the end. (Heb. 3:6)
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1 Peter 2:5• 5yourselves also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 2:5)
I will dwell.
Ex. 29:45• 45And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel, and will be their God. (Ex. 29:45)
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Lev. 26:12• 12and I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be to me a people. (Lev. 26:12)
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Psa. 90:1• 1A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. (Psa. 90:1)
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Ezek. 43:7,9• 7And he said unto me, Son of man, this is the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever; and the house of Israel shall no more defile my holy name, they nor their kings, with their fornication, and with the carcases of their kings in their high places,
 9Now let them put away their fornication, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever. (Ezek. 43:7,9)
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Zech. 2:10‑11• 10Sing aloud and rejoice, daughter of Zion; for behold, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith Jehovah.
 11And many nations shall join themselves to Jehovah in that day, and shall be unto me for a people; and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that Jehovah of hosts hath sent me unto thee. (Zech. 2:10‑11)
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John 6:56• 56He that eats my flesh and drinks my blood dwells in me and I in him. (John 6:56)
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Rom. 8:9,11• 9But *ye* are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed God's Spirit dwell in you; but if any one has not the Spirit of Christ *he* is not of him:
 11But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among the dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you. (Rom. 8:9,11)
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Eph. 3:17• 17that the Christ may dwell, through faith, in your hearts, being rooted and founded in love, (Eph. 3:17)
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2 Tim. 1:14• 14Keep, by the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, the good deposit entrusted. (2 Tim. 1:14)
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1 John 4:12,15• 12No one has seen God at any time: if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
 15Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. (1 John 4:12,15)
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Rev. 21:3• 3And I heard a loud voice out of the heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall tabernacle with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, their God. (Rev. 21:3)
I will be.
Gen. 17:7‑8• 7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.
 8And I give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be a God to them. (Gen. 17:7‑8)
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Jer. 24:7• 7And I will give them a heart to know me, that I am Jehovah; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. (Jer. 24:7)
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Jer. 31:33• 33For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jer. 31:33)
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Jer. 32:38• 38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God. (Jer. 32:38)
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Ezek. 11:20• 20that they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. (Ezek. 11:20)
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Ezek. 36:28• 28And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. (Ezek. 36:28)
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Ezek. 37:26‑27• 26And I will make a covenant of peace with them: it shall be an everlasting covenant with them; and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for ever.
 27And my tabernacle shall be over them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Ezek. 37:26‑27)
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Hos. 2:23• 23And I will sow her unto me in the land; and I will have mercy upon Lo-ruhamah; and I will say to Lo-ammi, Thou art my people; and they shall say, My God. (Hos. 2:23)
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Zech. 8:8• 8and I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness. (Zech. 8:8)
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Zech. 13:9• 9And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God. (Zech. 13:9)
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Rom. 9:26• 26And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, *Ye* are not my people, there shall they be called Sons of the living God. (Rom. 9:26)
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Heb. 8:10• 10Because this is the covenant that I will covenant to the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: Giving my laws into their mind, I will write them also upon their hearts; and I will be to them for God, and *they* shall be to me for people. (Heb. 8:10)
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Rev. 21:7• 7He that overcomes shall inherit these things, and I will be to him God, and he shall be to me son. (Rev. 21:7)
• Lastly he closes with their joint place as God's temple, contrasted with idols. Thus all that forms the life outward and inward is embraced so as to exclude alliance with the world and claim the saints wholly for Christ apart from the world. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 6:14-16” by W. Kelly)
• It is not here said that the body of the saint is the temple of God, as we see in 1 Cor. 6, but that the saints are His temple. (“Notes on 2 Corinthians 6:17-18” by W. Kelly)
• First the apostle points to the radical difference of principles, low or high, righteousness and lawlessness, light and darkness. Next he points to their characteristic heads, Christ and Beliar. Then he contrasts the partisans or followers, believers and unbelievers. Lastly he closes with their joint place as God's temple, contrasted with idols. Thus all that forms the life outward and inward is embraced so as to exclude alliance with the world and claim the saints wholly for Christ apart from the world. (article #680850)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and what agreement of God’s templee with idols? for *ye* are the living God’s templee; according as God has saidf, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.

JND Translation Notes

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Naos. see 1 Cor. 9.13.
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See Lev. 26.11-12.

W. Kelly Translation

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and what agreement for God’s temple with idols? For ye area [the] living God’s temple, even as God said, I will dwell and walk among them, and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

WK Translation Notes

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Some good witnesses read "we are." The T. R. reads "ye are."