Pentecost Season · The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica · Year B
1 Corinthians 3:9c-11, 16-17
You Are God's Temple
November 9, 2027
Overview & Insights
"Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16)
Paul calls the church God's field and God's building, with Jesus Christ as the one foundation that no one can replace. Because God's Spirit dwells among them, the community itself is a holy temple, and whoever destroys that temple will answer to God.
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Commentary
1 Corinthians 3: Wise Builders on the Foundation Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the chapter.
1 Corinthians 3 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of word studies and cross references on the one foundation and the temple of God.
1 Corinthians 3:9 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the church as God's building in one place.
1 Corinthians 3, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes on Christ the foundation and the Spirit's temple.
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica Agape Bible Study
A Catholic study of the feast's readings, tying the living temple of believers to the dedicated basilica.
Background & Word Study
Enter the Bible: 1 Corinthians Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on 1 Corinthians and the divisions Paul addresses.
Book of 1 Corinthians Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of 1 Corinthians and its call to unity in Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:9 Greek Interlinear BibleHub
Greek word by word with parsing for the passage on the temple of God.
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