3:17a If anyone destroys God’s temple,

If any person destroys this temple of/for God,
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If some workers cause ⌊you who are like⌋ God’s temple to become disunited/disunified,

3:17b God will destroy him;

then God will punish that person severely,
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God will ruin those workers completely.

3:17c for God’s temple is holy,

because the temple/place where God lives is holy,
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God’s dwelling place is set apart for God himself,

3:17d and you are that temple.

and you yourselves ⌊as a group⌋ are that very holy temple/place.
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and you (plur.) are God’s dwelling place.

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