2 Corinthians 6:16

Greek/English Interlinear with Strong’s Numbers
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2 Cor. 6 - Greek/English/Strong’s Interlinear


King James Version

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
New King James Version

And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
New American Standard Bible

Or what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.”
New International Version

What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will live with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”
The Amplified Bible

What agreement [can there be between] a temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in and with and among them and will walk in and with and among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Wuest’s Expanded Translation

And what agreement does the inner sanctuary of God have with idols? For, as for us, we are an inner sanctuary of the living God, even as God said, I will dwell in them in fellowship with them as in a home and I will live My life in and through them. And I will be their God and they themselves will be My people.
Phillips’ Modern English

What common ground can idols hold with the temple of God? For we, remember, are ourselves temples of the living God, as God has said: I will dwell in them and walk in them: And I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
Williams’ Language of the People

And what agreement can a temple of God make with idols? For we are the temple of the living God, just as God said: “I will live in them and walk in them, and I will be their God and they will be My people.”
KJV with Strong’s Numbers

And 1161 what 5101 agreement 4783 hath the temple 3485 of God 2316 with 3326 idols? 1497 for 1063 ye 5210 are 2075 the temple 3485 of the living 2198 God; 2316 [because] 3754 as 2531 God 2316 hath said, 2036 I will dwell 1774 in 1722 them, 846 and 2532 walk in 1704 them; and 2532 I will be 2071 their 846 God, 2316 and 2532 they 846 shall be 2071 My 3427 people. 2992
2 Cor. 6:15 π 2 Cor. 6:17
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