In 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, Paul expands the temple metaphor to the individual body, reinforcing the warning against defiling God’s temple.

In Ezekiel 5:11, God declares He will cut off those who defile His sanctuary—a direct OT parallel to Paul’s warning.

2 Corinthians 6:16 explicitly claims believers are God's temple—same metaphor, reinforcing Paul's warning.

Ephesians 2:21 describes the church growing into a holy temple—parallel architectural imagery of believers.

In Leviticus 15:31, the OT warns of death for defiling the tabernacle—a type that prefigures the NT church as God’s temple.

In Leviticus 20:3, God threatens to cut off those who defile His sanctuary by idolatry—a parallel to Paul’s warning.

In Numbers 19:20, the unclean who defile the tabernacle are cut off—echoing the judgment for defiling God’s dwelling.

1 John 4:13 says we abide in God through the Spirit—the indwelling that makes believers God's temple.