2 Corinthians 6:16

Conservative English Version

Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says, "I will live with these people and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people."

Cross References

1 Kings 18:21

Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How much longer will you try to have things both ways? If the LORD is God, worship him! But if Baal is God, worship him!" The people did not say a word.

Psalm 90:1

(A prayer by Moses, the man of God.) Our Lord, in all generations you have been our home.

Exodus 20:3

Do not worship any god except me.

Exodus 23:13

Make certain that you obey everything I have said. Don't pray to other gods or even mention their names.

Exodus 25:8

I also want them to build a special place where I can live among my people.

Exodus 29:45

I will live among you as your God,

Exodus 34:14

I demand your complete loyalty--you must not worship any other god!

Jeremiah 24:7

I will give them a desire to know me and to be my people. They will want me to be their God, and they will turn back to me with all their heart.

Jeremiah 31:1

The LORD said: Israel, I promise that someday all your tribes will again be my people, and I will be your God.

Jeremiah 31:33

Here is the new agreement that I, the LORD, will make with the people of Israel: "I will write my laws on their hearts and minds. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Jeremiah 32:38

They will be my people, and I will be their God.

Ezekiel 11:20

and all my laws and teachings. You will be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 36:25

I will sprinkle you with clean water, and you will be clean and acceptable to me. I will wash away everything that makes you unclean, and I will remove your disgusting idols.

Ezekiel 36:28

You will once again live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

Ezekiel 43:7

Ezekiel, son of man, this temple is my throne on earth. I will live here among the people of Israel forever. They and their kings will never again disgrace me by worshiping idols at local shrines or by setting up memorials to their dead kings.

Ezekiel 43:9

But if the people and their kings stop worshiping other gods and tear down those memorials, I will live among them forever.

Hosea 14:8

Israel, give up your idols! I will answer your prayers and take care of you. I am that glorious tree, the source of your fruit.

Hosea 2:23

I will scatter the seeds and show mercy to Lo-Ruhamah. I will say to Lo-Ammi, "You are my people," and they will answer, "You are our God."

Leviticus 26:12

I will walk with you--I will be your God, and you will be my people.

Zephaniah 1:5

Not a trace will be found of those who worship stars from their rooftops, or bow down to the god Milcom, while claiming loyalty to me, the LORD.

Zechariah 13:9

Then I will purify them and put them to the test, just as gold and silver are purified and tested. They will pray in my name, and I will answer them. I will say, "You are my people," and they will reply, "You, LORD, are our God!"

Zechariah 8:8

and I will bring them to live in Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, faithful to bring about justice.

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter spoke up, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

Matthew 6:24

You cannot be the slave of two masters! You will like one more than the other or be more loyal to one than the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Luke 5:36

Jesus then told them these sayings: No one uses a new piece of cloth to patch old clothes. The patch would shrink and make the hole even bigger.

John 14:23

Jesus replied: If anyone loves me, they will obey me. Then my Father will love them, and we will come to them and live in them.

John 6:56

If you eat my flesh and drink my blood, you are one with me, and I am one with you.

Romans 8:11

Yet God raised Jesus to life! God's Spirit now lives in you, and he will raise you to life by his Spirit.

Romans 8:9

You are no longer ruled by your desires, but by God's Spirit, who lives in you. People who don't have the Spirit of Christ in them don't belong to him.

Romans 9:26

"Once they were told, 'You are not my people.' But in that very place they will be called children of the living God."

1 Corinthians 10:21

You cannot drink from the cup of demons and still drink from the Lord's cup. You cannot eat at the table of demons and still eat at the Lord's table.

1 Corinthians 6:19

You surely know that your body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God. You are no longer your own.

Ephesians 2:20

You are like a building with the apostles and prophets as the foundation and with Christ as the most important stone.

Ephesians 2:22

And you are part of that building Christ has built as a place for God's own Spirit to live.

Ephesians 3:17

and that Christ will live in your hearts because of your faith. Stand firm and be deeply rooted in his love.

Deuteronomy 5:7

Do not worship any god except me.

1 Timothy 3:15

so that if I am delayed, you will know how everyone who belongs to God's family ought to behave. After all, the church of the living God is the strong foundation of truth.

2 Timothy 1:14

You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within you.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is the Son in charge of God's people. And we are those people, if we keep on being brave and don't lose hope.

Hebrews 8:10

"But now I tell the people of Israel this is my new agreement: 'The time will come when I, the Lord, will write my laws on their minds and hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

James 4:5

Do you doubt the Scriptures that say, "God truly cares about the Spirit he has put in us"?

1 Peter 2:5

And now you are living stones that are being used to build a spiritual house. You are also a group of holy priests, and with the help of Jesus Christ you will offer sacrifices that please God.

1 John 4:12

No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is truly in our hearts.

1 John 4:15

God stays one with everyone who openly says that Jesus is the Son of God. That's how we stay one with God

Revelation 2:1

This is what you must write to the angel of the church in Ephesus: I am the one who holds the seven stars in my right hand, and I walk among the seven gold lampstands. Listen to what I say.

Revelation 21:3

I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God's home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home among his people.

Revelation 21:7

All who win the victory will be given these blessings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.