1 Corinthians 3:17

New King James Version

If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

Cross References

Genesis 28:17

And he was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!”

1 Chronicles 29:3

Moreover, because I have set my affection on the house of my God, I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, my own special treasure of gold and silver:

Psalm 74:3

Lift up Your feet to the perpetual desolations. The enemy has damaged everything in the sanctuary.

Psalm 79:1

O God, the nations have come into Your inheritance; Your holy temple they have defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.

Psalm 93:5

Your testimonies are very sure; Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord, forever.

Psalm 99:9

Exalt the Lord our God, And worship at His holy hill; For the Lord our God is holy.

Exodus 3:5

Then He said, “Do not draw near this place. Take your sandals off your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.”

Isaiah 64:11

Our holy and beautiful temple, Where our fathers praised You, Is burned up with fire; And all our pleasant things are laid waste.

Ezekiel 43:12

This is the law of the temple: The whole area surrounding the mountaintop is most holy. Behold, this is the law of the temple.

Ezekiel 5:11

‘Therefore, as I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable things and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you; My eye will not spare, nor will I have any pity.

Ezekiel 7:22

I will turn My face from them, And they will defile My secret place; For robbers shall enter it and defile it.

Leviticus 15:31

‘Thus you shall separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness, lest they die in their uncleanness when they defile My tabernacle that is among them.

Leviticus 20:3

I will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from his people, because he has given some of his descendants to Molech, to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name.

Zephaniah 3:4

Her prophets are insolent, treacherous people; Her priests have polluted the sanctuary, They have done violence to the law.

Numbers 19:20

‘But the man who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person shall be cut off from among the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.