2 Corinthians 6:16-18

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¹⁶God’s temple^[a] cannot have anything to do with idols, and we are the temple of the living God. As God said,

“I will live with them
and walk with them;
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.” ^(A)

¹⁷“So come away from those people
and separate yourselves from them, says the Lord.
Don’t touch anything that is not clean,
and I will accept you.” ^(B)

¹⁸“I will be your father,
and you will be my sons and daughters,
says the Lord All-Powerful.” ^(C)

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Footnotes

2 Corinthians 6:16 God’s temple God’s house—the place where God’s people worship him. Here, it means that believers are the spiritual temple where God lives.