1 Corinthians 6:16

“What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of 1 Corinthians 6:16

“What, know ye not that he which is ioyned to an harlot, is one body? for two (saith he) shalbe one flesh.”
King James Version (1611) - View original scan of 1 Corinthians chapter 6

“Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body {with her?} For He says, "THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH."”
New American Standard Version (1995)

“Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.”
American Standard Version (1901)

“Or do you not see that he who is joined to a loose woman is one body with her? for God has said, The two of them will become one flesh.”
Basic English Bible

“Do ye not know that he [that is] joined to the harlot is one body? for the two, he says, shall be one flesh.”
Darby Bible

“Or know you not, that he who is joined to a harlot, is made one body ? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh. ”
Douay Rheims Bible

“What? know ye not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. ”
Webster's Bible

“Or do you not know that a man who has to do with a prostitute is one with her in body? For God says, "The two shall become one."”
Weymouth Bible

“Or don't you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, "The two," says he, "will become one flesh."”
World English Bible

“Whether ye witen not, that he that cleueth to an hoore, is maad o bodi? For he seith, Ther schulen be tweyne in o fleisch.”
Wycliffe Bible

“have ye not known that he who is joined to the harlot is one body? `for they shall be -- saith He -- the two for one flesh.'”
Youngs Literal Bible

Paul Ivie's comment on 2020-09-06 14:18:12:

What does 1 Corinthians 6:18 mean?

In the Greco-Roman, idol-worshiping culture of Paul's day, sex of all kinds had been normalized for nearly everyone. That included prostitution, adultery, pedophilia, homosexuality, and so forth. Growing up in this environment, it's not surprising to think some of the Christians in Corinth had trouble seeing sex outside of marriage as a big deal. Paul has spent this chapter showing why avoiding sexual immorality is so essential for believers.

Now he gives them a strategy for dealing with it: run. He tells them to flee from sexual immorality. Run away like you are escaping from something that might harm you, because it will. Even if the culture despises you for it, it's better to escape from sexual sin than to be conquered by it (Genesis 39:7-12).

Paul shows that sexual immorality is different from other kinds of sin because it's a form of self-harm. We might commit other sins with our bodies, but sexual immorality unites us sinfully with another person. This happens on a deeply physical and spiritual level. We will experience the natural consequences of that sin at that deep level, as well.

It's important to note that Paul did not write that sexual immorality is the worst of all sins, as we sometimes conclude. Instead, he is combatting the casual attitude toward sexual sin carried by some Christians in hyper-sexualized cultures. In addition to hurting others, sexual immorality contributes to our own deep pain. It's no more or less a sin than any other, but human cultures tend to treat it more casually than other errors. Galatians 6:7-16 King James Version (KJV) 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Now please know that I believe that every sin is forgiven by God through Jesus Christ & his atoning death on the cross. I John 1:9 KJV

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