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16 And what agreement hath a [a]temple of God with idols? for we are a [b]temple of the living God; even as God said, [c]I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 17 Wherefore

[d]Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate,

saith the Lord,

And touch no unclean thing;
And I will receive you,
18 [e]And will be to you a Father,
And ye shall be to me sons and daughters,

saith the Lord Almighty.

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16 What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?(A) For we are the temple(B) of the living God.(C) As God has said:

“I will live with them
    and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
    and they will be my people.”[a](D)

17 Therefore,

“Come out from them(E)
    and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
    and I will receive you.”[b](F)

18 And,

“I will be a Father to you,
    and you will be my sons and daughters,(G)
says the Lord Almighty.”[c](H)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:16 Lev. 26:12; Jer. 32:38; Ezek. 37:27
  2. 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41
  3. 2 Corinthians 6:18 2 Samuel 7:14; 7:8