Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 3:16-23

16Do you not knowΟὐκOukG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754you yourselves areἐστε,esteG1510God’sθεοῦtheouG2316templeναὸςnaosG3485,and thatκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151dwellsοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν;huminG4771?

17IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100destroysφθείρει,phtheireiG5351τὸνtonG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588templeναὸνnaonG3485ὁhoG3588,Godθεός·theosG2316will destroyφθερεῖphthereiG5351himτοῦτονtoutonG3778;forγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316τοῦtouG3588templeναὸςnaosG3485isἐστιν,estinG1510holyἅγιόςhagiosG40, andyouὑμεῖς.¶humeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510that templeοἵτινέςoitinesG3748.

18Let no oneΜηδεὶςMēdeisG3367deceiveἐξαπατάτω·exapatatōG1818himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438.IfεἴeiG1487anyτιςtisG5100ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771thinksδοκεῖdokeiG1380he isG1510wiseσοφὸςsophosG4680inἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ,toutōG3778τῷtōG3588ageαἰῶνιaiōniG165,he should becomeγενέσθωgenesthōG1096a foolμωρὸςmōrosG3474,so thatἵναinaG2443he may becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096wiseσοφός.sophosG4680.

19ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588wisdomσοφίαsophiaG4678of thisτούτουtoutouG3778τοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889isἐστιν.estinG1510foolishnessμωρίαmōriaG3472in God’s sightπαρὰ τῷ θεῷpara tō theōG3844 G3588 G2316. Asγάρ·garG1063it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125: “HeὁhoG3588catchesδρασσόμενοςdrassomenosG1405theτοὺςtousG3588wiseσοφοὺςsophousG4680inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶν·autōnG846τῇtēaG3588craftinessπανουργίᾳpanourgiaG3834.”

20AndκαὶkaiG2532againπάλιν·palinG3825, “TheLordκύριοςkuriosG2962knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theτοὺςtousG3588thoughtsδιαλογισμοὺςdialogismousG1261of theτῶνtōnG3588wiseσοφῶνsophōnG4680areεἰσὶνeisinG1510futileμάταιοι.¶mataioiG3152.”

21ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620,stopμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367boastingκαυχάσθωkauchasthōG2744inἐνenG1722menἀνθρώποις·anthrōpoisG444γὰρgarG1063.All thingsπάνταpantaG3956areἐστιν,estinG1510yoursὑμῶνhumōnG4771,

22whetherεἴτεeiteG1535PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972orεἴτεeiteG1535ApollosἈπολλῶςApollōsG625orεἴτεeiteG1535CephasΚηφᾶςKēphasG2786orεἴτεeiteG1535theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889orεἴτεeiteG1535lifeζωὴzōēG2222orεἴτεeiteG1535deathθάνατοςthanatosG2288orεἴτεeiteG1535the presentἐνεστῶταenestōtaG1764orεἴτεeiteG1535the futureμέλλοντα,mellontaG3195.AllπάνταpantaG3956of them belong toyouὑμῶνhumōnG4771,

23andδὲdeG1161youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771belong toChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,andδὲdeG1161ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547belongs toGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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