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Where is “Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” in the Bible?
“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” is 1 Corinthians 6:19. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
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It is 1 Corinthians 6:19.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
The verse
Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You do not belong to yourselves, for you were purchased at a price. So bring glory to God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Paul is writing about sexual sin, not diet or exercise. His argument is that a believer’s body belongs to God, who bought it at a price, so it matters what is done with it.
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Where is “Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” in the Bible?
“Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” is 1 Corinthians 6:19. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
Is “Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” in the Bible?
Yes. It is 1 Corinthians 6:19. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 reads: “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You do not belong to yourselves, for you were purchased at a price. So bring glory to God in your body.”
Who said “Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit”?
Paul writes it to the church in Corinth.
What does “Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit” mean in the Bible?
Paul is writing about sexual sin, not diet or exercise. His argument is that a believer’s body belongs to God, who bought it at a price, so it matters what is done with it.
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