1 Corinthians 6:16

1 Corinthians 6:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
• New International Version (NIV)Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, "The two will become one flesh."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.”

Context of 1 Corinthians 6:16

14And God has not only raised the Lord [to life], but will also raise us up by His power. 15Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Am I therefore to take the members of Christ and make them part of a prostitute? Certainly not! Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.” 17But the one who is united and joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. 18Run away from sexual immorality [in any form, whether thought or behavior, whether visual or written]. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.

1 Corinthians 6:16 word by word

ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν; ἔσονται γάρ φησιν οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whatἤē · orG2228
• know yeεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• is joinedκολλάωkollaō · to joinG2853
• to an harlotπόρνηpornē · prostituteG4204
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• saith heφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 6:16

• Genesis 34:31But they said, “Should he [be permitted to] treat our sister as a prostitute?”
• Genesis 38:15When Judah saw her, he thought she was a [temple] prostitute, for she had covered her face [as such women did].
• Judges 16:1Then Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and went in to her.
• Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of the father?” The chief priests and elders replied, “The first one.” Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you.
• Hebrews 11:31By faith Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed along with those who were disobedient, because she had welcomed the spies [sent by the sons of Israel] in peace.
• Genesis 2:24For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
• Matthew 19:5and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined inseparably to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
• Mark 10:8and the two shall become one flesh; so that they are no longer two, but [are united as] one flesh.
• Ephesians 5:31For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined [and be faithfully devoted] to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16He that is joined to a harlot is one body - In Sohar Genes., fol. 19, we have these remarkable words: Whosoever connects himself with another man's wife, does in effect renounce the holy blessed God, and the Church of the Israelites.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 Some among the Corinthians seem to have been ready to say, All things are lawful for me. This dangerous conceit St. Paul opposes. There is a liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, in which we must stand fast. But surely a Christian would never put himself into the power of any bodily appetite. The body is for the Lord; is to be an instrument of righteousness to holiness, therefore is never to be made an instrument of sin. It is an honour…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-17Being a Christian means being spiritually connected to Christ in both life and death (see Romans 6:3–11). Because of this, believers' bodies are parts of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 12:12–28; Romans 12:4–5). This spiritual connection (see John 14:20; 17:21–23) means they should not misuse their bodies by joining with a prostitute.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Justification of his having called fornicators "members of an harlot" (1Co 6:15). joined--by carnal intercourse; literally, "cemented to": cleaving to. one body--with her. saith he--God speaking by Adam (Ge 2:24; Mt 19:5). "He which made them at the beginning said," &c. (Ep 5:31).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 6:16

• Adultery
• Chastity
• Lasciviousness
• Marriage
• Quotations and Allusions
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Extortioner
• Harlot
• Judgment
• Marriage
• Price
• Wash
• Ye
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Crime; Crimes

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings