In 1 Corinthians, Paul writes, “do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body.” (1 Corinthians6:19-20) Here, Paul is repeating a refrain from earlier in this same letter: “Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?” (3:16) Given the near ubiquity of this phrase in the sphere of health and wellness, most people are likely to have forgotten that it comes from the apostle Paul. One common refrain among those seeking exemption from vaccination is the assertion, “My body is a temple”.
As such, mainstream social and political discourse has begun to stray into theological territory, with uninspiring results. All rights reserved.As governments and businesses implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates, increasing numbers of people are seeking exemption on religious grounds. Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. The Living Bible copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Now all that I know is hazy and blurred, but then I will see everything clearly, just as clearly as God sees into my heart right now.ġ3 There are three things that remain-faith, hope, and love-and the greatest of these is love. But when I became a man my thoughts grew far beyond those of my childhood, and now I have put away the childish things.ġ2 In the same way, we can see and understand only a little about God now, as if we were peering at his reflection in a poor mirror but someday we are going to see him in his completeness, face-to-face. 10 But when we have been made perfect and complete, then the need for these inadequate special gifts will come to an end, and they will disappear.ġ1 It’s like this: when I was a child I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child does. Someday prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge-these gifts will disappear.ĩ Now we know so little, even with our special gifts, and the preaching of those most gifted is still so poor. You will always believe in him, always expect the best of him, and always stand your ground in defending him.Ĩ All the special gifts and powers from God will someday come to an end, but love goes on forever. 7 If you love someone, you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost. 6 It is never glad about injustice, but rejoices whenever truth wins out. It does not hold grudges and will hardly even notice when others do it wrong. 3 If I gave everything I have to poor people, and if I were burned alive for preaching the Gospel but didn’t love others, it would be of no value whatever.Ĥ Love is very patient and kind, never jealous or envious, never boastful or proud, 5 never haughty or selfish or rude. 2If I had the gift of prophecy and knew all about what is going to happen in the future, knew everything about everything, but didn’t love others, what good would it do? Even if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, I would still be worth nothing at all without love.
Directory of 70+ Versions of 1 Corinthians 13ġ If I had the gift of being able to speak in other languages without learning them and could speak in every language there is in all of heaven and earth, but didn’t love others, I would only be making noise.
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