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The Lexham Research Commentary is your starting point for study and research. It surveys all the relevant literature on a passage and brings the summary back to you. This guide summarizes a broad range of views on a particular passage—views you may or may not agree with, but in all cases, views you will encounter as you critically study the text. A complete introduction to each literary unit in...

Paul employs two main images to this end. The first is the temple of God and dwelling place of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 3:16–17). Drawing on the image of the sacred temple of Judaism, Paul urges the Corinthians to live holy lives distinct from their surrounding culture. They are called to preserve the purity of God’s temple, even if it means casting out one of their own members (1 Cor 5:1–13). The second image Paul employs is the body of Christ. Here his emphasis is not on holiness but on unity among
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