19 Do you not know that your body is the temple+ of the holy spirit within you, which you have from God?+ Also, you do not belong to yourselves,+ 20 for you were bought with a price.+ By all means, glorify God+ in your body.+ (NWT 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
19 What! Do YOU not know that the body of YOU people is [the] temple*+ of the holy spirit within YOU,+ which YOU have from God? Also, YOU do not belong to yourselves,+ 20 for YOU were bought with a price.+ By all means, glorify God+ in the body+ of YOU people. (Ref. B. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
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your body is the temple: Or, “divine habitation (dwelling).” Gr., na·os′; Lat., tem′plum; J17(Heb.), heh·khal′, “palace (temple) of.”
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the holy spirit within YOU:
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which you have from God: 1 Corinthians 3:16
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you do not belong to yourselves:
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you were bought with a price:
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glorify God:
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in your body:
Dutch version / Nederlandstalig eversie: Ook behoort gij Uzelf niet toe, want gij werd met een prijs gekocht
To be continued with: Joining for a new year in the assurance to be bought with a price
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