King James Version

2 Corinthians 6:16

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “We ourselves” (ἡμεῖς) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “we are” (ἐσμεν) before [the] living here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to Me” (μου) before people here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you yourselves” (Ὑμεῖς) before for here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “you are” (ἐστε) before [the] living here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to Me” (μοι) before people here.

τίςtiswhatτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “what”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.whatδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.συγκατάθεσιςsunkatathesisagreementσυγκατάθεσιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “agreement”, the subject formG4783assent, agreement, concord, alliance.This verse uses “agreement”.agreementναῷnaōhath the templeναός (naos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “hath the temple”, the to- or for-formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.hath the templeθεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.withεἰδώλωνeidōlōnidolsεἴδωλον (eidōlon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “idols”, the of-formG1497an idol, false god.idolsἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).yeγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ναὸςnaostempleναόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “temple”, the subject formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.the templeθεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godἐσμενesmento beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ζῶντοςzōntosto liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.καθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).hath saidὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Ἐνοικήσωenoikēsōto dwell inἐνοικέω (enoikeō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to dwell in”, an action still aheadG1774I dwell in, am settled (stationary) in; met: I am indwelling.This verse uses “dwell in”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.αὐτοῖςautoistheyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “they”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.theyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐμπεριπατήσωemperipatēsōto walk inἐμπεριπατέω (emperipateō)verb, future active indicative, 1st person singular — “to walk in”, an action still aheadG1704I walk about in a place, live among, am conversant with.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἔσομαιesomaishall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 1st person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.αὐτοὶautoiheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “he”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἔσονταίesontaito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myλαόςlaospeopleλαόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “people”, the subject formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.people

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Ὑμεῖςhumeisyeὑμεῖςpersonal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG5210ἐστεesteareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.μοιmoimyμοίpersonal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “my”, the of-formG3427

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and what agreement to the sanctuary of God with idols? for ye are a sanctuary of the living God, according as God said — 'I will dwell in them, and will walk among [them], and I will be their God, and they shall be My people,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

What agreement does a temple of God have with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk in them. I will be their God and they will be my people.”

Darby Translation

and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for ye are [the] living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.

Douay-Rheims

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God; as God saith: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Quotes

Exodus 29:45 Exodus 29:45 · King James VersionAnd I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.Exodus 29:45 · King James VersionOpen the Source
God hath said
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
Ezekiel 37:27 Ezekiel 37:27 · King James VersionMy tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.Ezekiel 37:27 · King James VersionOpen the Source
God hath said
My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Jeremiah 31:1 Jeremiah 31:1 · King James VersionAt the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.Jeremiah 31:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source
God hath said
At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
Leviticus 26:12 Leviticus 26:12 · King James VersionAnd I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.Leviticus 26:12 · King James VersionOpen the Source
God hath said
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.