Note 6 at 2 Cor. 6:16: It appears that evil associations may have corrupted good manners (1 Cor. 15:33), and Paul is now appealing to the Corinthians to separate from the fellowship that is deceiving them. In verses 14-16 Paul asks five questions that reflect on the vast difference between God's values and Satan's.

Note 7 at 2 Cor. 6:16: Some scriptures that speak of believer's being God's temple both individually and corporately are: "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" (1 Cor. 3:16); "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?" (1 Cor. 6:19); ". . .for ye are the temple of the living God. . ." (2 Cor. 6:16); "In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord" (Eph. 2:21); "Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God. . ." (Rev. 3:12).

Note 8 at 2 Cor. 6:16: The Greek word for "dwell" that is used here is "enoikeo," and is used a total of six times in scripture (Rom. 8:11; 2 Cor. 6:16; Col. 3:16; 2 Tim. 1:5, 14). Its meaning is "to dwell in; metaphorically, to dwell in one and influence him for good" (Thayer). It is translated in 2 Corinthians 6:16 by the phrase "I WILL LIVE IN THEM" in quite a number of translations (NIV; RSV; SE; LB), i.e. I will make my home with and live with my people.

The New Covenant, as contrasted with the Old, is filled with the promise of the indwelling Spirit (Gal. 3:14). This promise is obtained by faith (Gal. 3:2, 14; Eph. 3:17) and possible for all who believe (Acts 2:39). The indwelling consists of the Father (Jn. 14:23; 2 Cor. 6:16; Eph. 3:19), the Son (Jn. 14:18; 17:23; Rom. 8:9; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 3:17; Col. 1:27; Rev. 3:20), and the Holy Spirit (Jn. 14:17; 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19; 2 Tim. 1:14; 1 Jn. 2:27) and is referred to as a glorious mystery (Col. 1:27) that is to express the nature of God upon this earth through the believer (Gal. 2:20; Rom. 8:2).