3 We ought therefore to guard the flesh as a temple of God: (2CL)
2 Clement 9:3
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2 Clement 8:5–6
5 For the Lord saith in the Gospel, If ye kept not that which is little, who shall give unto you that which is great? For I say unto you that he which is faithful in the least, is also faithful in much . (2CL) 6 So then He meaneth this, Keep the flesh pure and the seal… (2CL)
1 Corinthians 6:19–20
19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
Parables 60:1–3
1 "I was right glad, Sir," say I, "to hear this interpretation." "Listen now," saith he, "Keep this thy flesh pure and undefiled, that the Spirit which dwelleth in it may bear witness to it, and thy flesh may be justified. (HER) 2 See that it never enter into thine hear… (HER)
Romans 8:11–13
11 And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you. 12 Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation, but it is not to the… 13 …
1 Thessalonians 4:3–5
3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; 4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 5 not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God;
1 Corinthians 3:16–18
16 Do you not know that you yourselves 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. 18 Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in t…
2 Clement 14:2–4
2 And I do not suppose ye are ignorant that the living Church is the body of Christ : for the scripture saith, God made man, male and female . The male is Christ and the female is the Church. And the Books and the Apostles plainly declare that the Church existe… (2CL)
Mandates 29:2–4
2 For should this desire enter into thine heart, thou wilt go wrong, and should any other as evil as this, thou commitest sin. For this desire in a servant of God is a great sin; and if any man doeth this evil deed, he worketh out death for himself. (HER) 3 Look to it t… (HER)
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