1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 3:17

¹⁷If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	εἴ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
anyone	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
destroys	φθείρει	phtheirei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5351 I corrupt, spoil, destroy
God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
temple	ναὸν	naon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3485 a temple, shrine
God	Θεός	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
will destroy	φθερεῖ	phtherei	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5351 I corrupt, spoil, destroy
him	τοῦτον	touton	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
for	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
temple	ναὸς	naos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3485 a temple, shrine
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
holy	ἅγιός	hagios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
are	ἐστε	este	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist

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