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17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for the temple of God, which you are, is holy.[a]

18 Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool so as to become wise.(A) 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God, for it is written:(B)

“He catches the wise in their own ruses,”

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Footnotes

  1. 3:17 Holy: i.e., “belonging to God.” The cultic sanctity of the community is a fundamental theological reality to which Paul frequently alludes (cf. 1 Cor 1:2, 30; 6:11; 7:14).