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temple

Meaning of “temple”

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

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
204 occurrences182 verses30 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: 1 Samuel 1:9

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Matthew 21:14
And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 21:14 · retained source text

And the blind and the lame came to him in the Temple, & he healed them.

Matthew 21:15
And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 21:15 · retained source text

And when the chiefe Priests and Scribes saw the wonderfull things that he did, & the children crying in the temple, & saying, Hosanna to the sonne of Dauid, they were sore displeased,

Matthew 21:23
¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 21:23 · retained source text

¶ And when he was come into the temple, the chiefe Priests and the Elders of the people came vnto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie?

1611 marginal noteMarke 11.27. luke 20.1.

Matthew 23:16
Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 23:16 · retained source text

Woe vnto you, yee blind guides, which say, Whosoeuer shall sweare by the Temple, it is nothing: but whosoeuer shal sweare by the gold of the Temple, he is a debter.

Matthew 23:17
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 23:17 · retained source text

Ye fooles and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the Temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Matthew 23:21
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 23:21 · retained source text

And who so shall sweare by the Temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.

Matthew 23:35
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 23:35 · retained source text

That vpon you may come all the righteous blood shed vpon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, vnto the blood of Zacharias, sonne of Barachias, whom yee slew betweene the temple and the altar.

1611 marginal noteGen. 4.8.

Matthew 24:1
AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 24:1 · retained source text

¶ And Iesus went out, and departed from the temple, and his Disciples came to him, for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

1611 marginal noteMar. 13.1. luke 21.5.

Matthew 26:55
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Matthew 26:55 · retained source text

In that same houre said Iesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thiefe with swords and staues for to take mee? I sate daily with you teaching in the Temple, and ye laide no hold on me.

Matthew 26:61
And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 26:61 · retained source text

And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the Temple of God, and to build it in three dayes.

1611 marginal noteIohn 2.19.

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John 2:21

But he spake of the temple of his body.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1 Corinthians 6:19

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?

Revelation 21:22

And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

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.

volume 2, leaf 745, columns 2-3 (sacred-place noun entry, senses 1 and 3)