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Berean Standard Bible

“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;”

1 Corinthians 6:19

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Study note

In 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 Paul confronts some Corinthians who used slogans about freedom to justify sexual immorality, including visiting prostitutes, which was common in their city. Some believed the body did not matter spiritually.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

World English Bible (WEB)

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,

King James Version (KJV)

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Or are you not conscious that your body is a house for the Holy Spirit which is in you, and which has been given to you by God? and you are not the owners of yourselves;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Have you not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which you have from God? and you are not your own,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿O ignoráis que vuestro cuerpo es templo del Espíritu Santo, el cual está en vosotros, el cual tenéis de Dios, y que no sois vuestros?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿No saben que el cuerpo es templo del Espíritu Santo, que Dios les dio, y que el Espíritu habita en ustedes? Ustedes no son sus propios dueños,

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