2 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 2 Corinthians 6:16 idols. See note on Rom. 1:23. we are the temple of the living God. The word for temple refers to the Most Holy Place. There God’s presence was shown over the ark of the covenant. This equation of believers with the Most Holy Place (see also 1 Corinthians 3:16) reflects the amazing reality of the new covenant: God dwells directly and immediately in the midst of his people. as God said. This one phrase introduces six OT quotations in 2 Corinthians 6:16. Taken together, these OT texts support the commands of v. 2 Corinthians 6:14 and 2 Corinthians 7:1. The first quotation combines Leviticus 26:11 with Ezekiel 37:27.

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