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

16What? know ye not that he who is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. 17But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit. Flee immorality. Every sin that a man doeth is outside the body; but he that committeth immorality sinneth against his own body. 19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, which ye have from God, and ye are not your own? 20For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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

• Fleeφεύγωpheugō · to fleeG5343
• immoralityπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• Everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• sinἁμάρτημαhamartēma · sinG265
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thatἐάνean · ifG1437
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• outsideἐκτόςektos · outside/exceptG1622
• bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983
• butδέde · thenG1161
• immoralityπορνεύωporneuō · to sin sexuallyG4203
• sinnethἁμαρτάνωhamartanō · to sinG264
• againstεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398

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 went outside.
• Proverbs 2:16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the adulteress who flattereth with her words;
• Proverbs 5:3For the lips of an adulteress drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
• Proverbs 6:24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of an adulteress woman.
• Proverbs 7:5That they may keep thee from the adulteress, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
• Proverbs 7:24Now therefore hearken to me, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
• Proverbs 9:16Whoever is simple, let him turn in here: and as for him that lacketh understanding, she saith to him,
• Romans 6:12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in its lusts.
• 2 Timothy 2:22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
• Hebrews 13:4Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
• 1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
• Romans 1:24Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
• 1 Thessalonians 4:5Not in the lust of passion, 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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 6:18

• Adultery
• Chastity
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• Lasciviousness
• Righteous

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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