1 Corinthians 6:18

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

16Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh. 17But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with him. Flee sexual immorality! Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the person who is sexually immoral sins against his own body. 19Don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.

1 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Fleeφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• fornicationπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• Everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• sinἁμάρτημαhamartēma · sinG265
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• ·ἐάνean · ifG1437
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withoutἐκτόςektos · outside/exceptG1622
• the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• butδέde · thenG1161
• committeth fornicationπορνεύωporneuō · to sin sexuallyG4203
• sinnethἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• againstεἰςeis · towardG1519
• his ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 6:18

• Genesis 39:12She grabbed him by his garment and said, “Sleep with me!” But leaving his garment in her hand, he escaped and ran outside.
• Proverbs 2:16It will rescue you from a forbidden woman, from a wayward woman with her flattering talk,
• Proverbs 5:3Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her words are smoother than oil,
• Proverbs 6:24They will protect you from an evil woman, from the flattering tongue of a wayward woman.
• Proverbs 7:5She will keep you from a forbidden woman, a wayward woman with her flattering talk.
• Proverbs 7:24Now, sons, listen to me, and pay attention to the words from my mouth.
• Proverbs 9:16“Whoever is inexperienced, enter here!” To the one who lacks sense, she says,
• Romans 6:12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, so that you obey its desires.
• 2 Timothy 2:22Flee from youthful passions, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is to be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, because God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.
• 1 Peter 2:11Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul.
• Romans 1:24Therefore God delivered them over in the desires of their hearts to sexual impurity, so that their bodies were degraded among themselves.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know 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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 6:18

• Adultery
• Chastity
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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