2 Corinthians

2 Corinthians 6:16

¹⁶What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said:

“I will dwell with them

and walk among them,

and I will be their God,

and they will be My people.”^d

Footnotes

d 6:16 Leviticus 26:12|LEV 26:12; Jeremiah 32:38; Ezekiel 37:27

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
agreement	συνκατάθεσις	synkatathesis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4783 assent, agreement
between	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
the temple	ναῷ	naō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3485 a temple, shrine
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
idols	εἰδώλων	eidōlōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1497 an idol, false god
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
we	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
are	ἐσμεν	esmen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
temple	ναὸς	naos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3485 a temple, shrine
of	ζῶντος	zōntos	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2198 I live
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
As	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
has said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I will dwell	Ἐνοικήσω	Enoikēsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1774 I dwell in, am settled in
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
walk among	ἐμπεριπατήσω	emperipatēsō	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1704 I walk about in a place
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
I will be	ἔσομαι	esomai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
God	Θεός	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they	αὐτοὶ	autoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
will be	ἔσονταί	esontai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
My	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
people	λαός	laos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd

Cross-references

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Revelation 21:3 · Exodus 29:45 · Hebrews 8:10 · Leviticus 26:12 · Ezekiel 37:26–27 · Jeremiah 32:38 · 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 · Ezekiel 11:20 · Jeremiah 31:33 · Zechariah 2:10–11 · Jeremiah 24:7 · 1 Corinthians 6:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.