1 Corinthians 3:16

Know ye not that ye are. temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

'Know ye not' -'a touch. amazement at their ignorance.' (McGarvey p. 65) 'An expression of surprise arising out of their conduct.' (Alford p. 993)

'ye are. temple of God' -i.e. the local church in Corinth. (1 Peter 2:5; 1 Timothy 3:15; Ephesians 2:20; 2 Corinthians 6:16) 'In verse. he had called them God's building; he now reminds them of what kind the building was.' (McGarvey p. 65)

'temple' -'The word used (naos) refers to the actual sanctuary, the place of the deity's dwelling, in contrast to the word "heiron", which referred to the temple precincts as well as to the sanctuary....now Paul is calling their attention to the fact that since there is only one God, he can have only one temple in Corinth, and they are it..."Do you not know that you are THE temple of God in Corinth?". [Note:. Fee pp. 146-147]

'the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?' -(Ephesians 2:19) Reminding us of the fact that the glory of God inhabited the tabernacle (Exodus 2:34) and the temple of Solomon (1 Kings 2:11).

'The main idea to be conveyed is that the church is just as holy as Solomon's temple was. During Christ's day,. person could be put to death for defiling the Temple. The Corinthians needed to be warned of the same danger with reference to the Church.' [Note:. Willis p. 115]