And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Quel rapport y a-t-il entre le temple de Dieu et les idoles? Car nous sommes le temple du Dieu vivant, comme Dieu l'a dit: J'habiterai et je marcherai au milieu d'eux; je serai leur Dieu, et ils seront mon peuple.
KJV
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Historia Ecclesiastica
ehius mean, that wonderful as the restoration of the ειρυάσατο· ὃ καὶ σαφῶς αὐτὸς ὁμολογῶν ἐκφαίνει, 2 Cor. 6, 16 λέγων ‘ἐνοικήσω ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐμπεριπατήσω, καὶ ἔσομαι αὐτῶν θεὸς καὶ αὐτοὶ ἔσονταί μοι λαός.’ καὶ τοιαύτη μὲν ἡ τελεία καὶ κεκαθαρμένη ψυκή, ἀρχῆθεν οὕτω γεγενημένη,…
Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea - Gospel of Matthew
of Churches let each man understand of himself, for the Apostle says, “Ye are the temple of God.” [ 2 Cor 6:16 ] Let there not be therefore in the abode of your breast the spirit of bargaining, nor the desire of gifts, lest Jesus, entering in anger and sternness, should purify Hi…
Various
Patrologia Latina Vol. 87 (Migne)
Ego inhabitabo in eis, et inter illos ambulabo: et ero illorum [Col. 0527B] Deus (Levit. XXVI, 12; II Cor. VI, 16) . Ecce audistis, fratres, quales sint Christiani boni, ideo quantum potestis cum Dei adjutorio laborate, ut nomen Christianum non sit falsum in vobis, sed ut veri…
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