"the god of this world. Christ has bought them by His own blood; but they rob Christ, rob God, tear themselves to pieces, and are almost useless in society. 1T 476.1"
"In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them."
EGW directly uses the phrase 'god of this world' which is a clear allusion to 2 Corinthians 4:4. The context of spiritual blindness and deception is also present in both passages.
"For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s."
EGW's statement 'Christ has bought them by His own blood' directly echoes the principle in 1 Corinthians 6:20 that believers are bought with a price. The implication of obligation and proper use of one's life is also present.
"Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings."
EGW's statement 'they rob Christ, rob God' thematically parallels Malachi 3:8, which addresses the issue of robbing God. While EGW's statement is broader than just tithes and offerings, the core concept of withholding what is due to God is present in both passages.
They devote but little time to the improvement of the mind, and but little time to social or domestic enjoyment. They are of but little benefit to anyone. Their lives are a terrible mistake. Those who thus abuse themselves feel that their course of unremitting labor is praiseworthy. They are destroying themselves by their presumptuous labor. They are marring the temple of God by continually violating the laws of their being through excessive labor, and yet they think it a virtue. When God calls them to account, when He requires of them the talents He has lent them, with usury, what can they say? What excuse can they make? Were they heathen who know nothing of the living God, and in their blind idolatrous zeal throw themselves under the car of Juggernaut, their cases would be more tolerable. But they had the light, they had warning upon warning to preserve their bodies, which God calls His temple, in as healthy a condition as possible that they might glorify Him in their bodies and spir…
"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?"
EGW explicitly states 'preserve their bodies, which God calls His temple.' This is a direct reference to the concept presented in 1 Corinthians 6:19, where the body is described as the temple of the Holy Ghost.
"If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."
EGW uses the phrase 'marring the temple of God' and discusses violating the laws of their being. This directly alludes to the concept in 1 Corinthians 3:17, which warns against defiling the temple of God, with the implication that the body is that temple.
"Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury."
Both passages discuss the idea of being held accountable for what one has been given. EGW mentions God requiring 'the talents He has lent them, with usury,' which is a clear reference to the parable of the talents, including the detail mentioned in Matthew 25:27. The theme of accountability for resources entrusted is present in both.
"But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."
The EGW passage speaks of those who have 'the light' and 'warning upon warning' and will be held accountable. This echoes the principle in Luke 12:48, 'For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required.' Both passages highlight the increased responsibility that comes with increased knowledge and opportunity.