American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 6:18
18Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
1 Corinthians 6:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
- New International Version (NIV)Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
Context of 1 Corinthians 6:18
16Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh. 17But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. 19Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; 20for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.
Read all of 1 Corinthians 61 Corinthians 6:18 word by word
Φεύγετε τὴν πορνείαν. πᾶν ἁμάρτημα ὃ ἐὰν ποιήσῃ ἄνθρωπος, ἐκτὸς τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν· ὁ δὲ πορνεύων εἰς τὸ ἴδιον σῶμα ἁμαρτάνει.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 6:18
- Genesis 39:12And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
- Proverbs 2:16To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
- Proverbs 5:3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
- Proverbs 6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner’s tongue.
- Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.
- Proverbs 7:24Now therefore, mysons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
- Proverbs 9:16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
- Romans 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof:
- 2 Timothy 2:22But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- Hebrews 13:4Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
- 1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
- Romans 1:24Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Flee fornication - Abominate, detest, and escape from every kind of uncleanness. Some sins, or solicitations to sin, may be reasoned with; in the above cases, if you parley you are undone; reason not, but Fly! Sinneth against his own body - Though sin of every species has a tendency to destroy life, yet none are so mortal as those to which the apostle refers; they strike immediately at the basis of the constitution. By the just judgment of God, all these…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Flee fornication - A solemn command of God - as explicit as any that thundered from Mount Sinai. None can disregard it with impunity - none can violate it without being exposed to the awful vengeance of the Almighty. There is force and emphasis in the word “flee” ́ pheugateMan should escape from it; he should not stay to reason about it; to debate the matter; or even to contend with his propensities, and to try the strength of his virtue. There are some…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. 18-20For Christians, the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit (see study note on 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; compare 2 Corinthians 6:16). Sexual sin violates this sacred space and the divine presence. You are not your own: Christians cannot claim their bodies as their own because they have been bought with a high price, the blood of Christ (compare 1 Corinthians 7:23; Revelation 5:9). Christ has claimed every part of their lives for God’s glory (see Romans 14:7–9; 2…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Flee--The only safety in such temptations is flight (Ge 39:12; Job 31:1). Every sin--The Greek is forcible. "Every sin whatsoever that a man doeth." Every other sin; even gluttony, drunkenness, and self-murder are "without," that is, comparatively external to the body (Mr 7:18; compare Pr 6:30-32). He certainly injures, but he does not alienate the body itself; the sin is not terminated in the body; he rather sins against the perishing accidents of…Read the comment
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- 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
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