1 Corinthians 3:16–17: You Are God's Temple
Paul does not describe a temple a person can fade out of. He says the community of believers is itself God's dwelling, and warns anyone who destroys it.
Who Was Apollos to Paul? 1 Corinthians 3:1–9
The Corinthians turned Paul and Apollos into party leaders. Paul answers by calling Apollos a servant who watered what Paul planted, and by naming God as the only one who gives growth.
1 Corinthians 3:16–17: Who Is God's Temple?
The temple in 1 Corinthians 3:16–17 is not a person named Temple Franklin. Paul tells the Corinthian believers together that they are God's temple, indwelt by the Spirit, and warns anyone who destroys it.