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

16Anyone who makes his own body join to a prostitute becomes one body with that prostitute. You should know that. It says in the Bible: ‘The man and the woman become as one body.’ 17But everyone who is united to the Lord has the same spirit as him. So never have sex in a wrong way! You may say, ‘If a person does a bad thing, it is not his body that does it.’ But if you have sex in a wrong way, you are doing a bad thing to your own body. 19Remember this: Your body is the home of God's Holy Spirit. God gave his Holy Spirit to you and he lives in you. You do not belong to yourselves any longer. 20God bought you for himself. He paid the price for you. So use your body to show how great God is.

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 39:12Potiphar's wife suddenly took hold of Joseph's coat. She said, ‘Come to bed with me!’ Joseph left his coat in her hand and he ran out of the house.
• Proverbs 2:16If you have wisdom, you will not listen to the sweet words of a prostitute. A woman who likes to have sex with many men will not deceive you.
• Proverbs 5:3Do not listen to the words of an adulteress. She promises something as sweet as honey and as beautiful as olive oil.
• Proverbs 6:24They will keep you safe from any bad woman, so that the sweet words of an adulteress will not deceive you.
• Proverbs 7:5If you do that, it will keep you safe from sin. You will not agree to sleep with an adulteress or a prostitute when she speaks sweet words to you.
• Proverbs 7:24So listen to me, my sons. Listen carefully to what I am saying.
• Proverbs 9:16She says to people who do not understand what is right, ‘Anyone who is foolish should come in here.
• Romans 6:12So do not let sin rule your life in this world. Do not do the wrong things that your body wants to do.
• 2 Timothy 2:22Be careful not to do the kind of bad things that young people often want to do. Instead, always try to do what is right and fair. Continue to trust God. Love other people and live in peace with them. Join with people who are clean inside and who pray to the Lord.
• Hebrews 13:4When a man and a woman have married each other, they must each respect the marriage. Husbands and wives must only have sex with each other. God will punish anyone who has sex with another person's husband or wife. He will punish anyone who has sex in a wrong way.
• 1 Peter 2:11My friends, remember that you are really strangers in this world. You do not belong here. So I am telling you not to do the bad things that your bodies may want to do. Those bad things fight against what is good for your soul.
• Romans 1:24So God let those people do all the bad things that they wanted to do. God let those disgusting things rule their lives. As a result, they did bad things with each other's bodies. They did things that people should be ashamed to do.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5People who do not know God strongly want to have sex in a wrong way. They cannot control themselves. You must not be like those people.

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
• Hygiene
• Lasciviousness
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Extortioner
• Judgment
• Price
• Wash
• Ye
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Crime; Crimes
• Jude, the Epistle of
• Papyrus

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