KJV "ye" - plural - why?Who is the "temple"
"1 Corinthians 3.16-17
AV Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? 17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
RSV Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17 If any one destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and that temple you are.
ESV Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are
that temple.
(footnote: “The Greek for you is plural in verses 16 and 17”)
Again, the footnote helps if the reader takes note of it, but many people still think that the temple referred to in these verses by Paul (and in 1 Cor 6.19-20) is the individual believer and not the body of Christ.
In this individualistic “Me” generation (the secular man is often heard to say “My body is a temple, therefore I exercise”), this is an important point to notice which the AV clearly states." (TBS)
KJV (AV) proves to be the most accurate vehicle of the Greek (and Hebrew) yet again. ![](https://media.sermonaudio.com/images/web/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)