KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A sacred house, building, or place devoted to the worship or presence of God or an idol. Sense 2: Christ's body, expressly called the temple of his body. Sense 3: A believer's body, or believers collectively, called the temple of God or of the Holy Ghost. Sense 4: The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, expressly called the temple of the city.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 1:9
Complete exact-word concordance
And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
And Iesus entred into Hierusalem, and into the Temple, and when hee had looked round about vpon all things, & now the euentide was come, he went out vnto Bethanie with the twelue.
¶ And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
¶ And they come to Hierusalem, and Iesus went into the Temple, and beganne to cast out them that sold and bought in the Temple, and ouerthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doues,
1611 marginal noteMatt. 21.12.
And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
And would not suffer that any man should carie any vessell thorow the Temple.
¶ And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,
¶ And they come againe to Hierusalem, and as he was walking in the Temple, there come to him the chiefe Priests, and the Scribes, & the Elders,
1611 marginal noteMatt. 21.23.
¶ And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
¶ And Iesus answered, and said, while hee taught in the Temple, How say the Scribes that Christ is the sonne of Dauid?
1611 marginal noteMatth. 22.41.
AND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
¶ And as he went out of the Temple, one of his disciples saith vnto him, Master, see what maner of stones, and what buildings are here.
1611 marginal noteMatth. 24.1.
And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,
And as he sate vpon the mount of Oliues, ouer against the Temple, Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and Andrew asked him priuately,
I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.
I was daily with you in the Temple, teaching, and yee tooke me not; but the Scriptures must be fulfilled.
We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
We heard him say, I will destroy this Temple that is made with hands, and within three dayes I will build another made without hands.
And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,
And they that passed by, railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah thou that destroyest the Temple, and buildest it in three dayes,
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
But he spake of the temple of his body.
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
A public edifice erected in honor of some deity. ... In Scripture, the tabernacle is sometimes called by this name. ... A place in which the divine presence specially resides.
