"And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will …" — 2 Corinthians 6:16

2 Corinthians 6:16 · KJV

“And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in {them}; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”

— 2 Corinthians 6:16

Verse 15

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

Verse 17

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean {thing}; and I will receive you,

2 Corinthians 6 — Context

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in {them}; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean {thing}; and I will receive you,

And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Cross References

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God {is} with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, {and be} their God.

Exodus 29:45

And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

Hebrews 8:10

For this {is} the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: {put: Gr. give} {in: or, upon}

Leviticus 26:12

And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

Jeremiah 32:38

And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

Ezekiel 37:26-27

Moreover 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 evermore.

1 Corinthians 3:16-17

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and {that} the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Ezekiel 11:20

That 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.