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1 Corinthians 6:16-18
New Catholic Bible
1 Corinthians 6:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 Do you not know that anyone who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall become one flesh.” 17 But anyone who joins himself to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.[a]
18 Flee from sexual immorality! Every other sin that a person commits is outside the body, but the fornicator sins against his own body.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:17 One spirit with him: the spiritual union of believers with Christ is a higher one than the marriage bond and the model of the union that should exist in the marriage relationship.
1 Corinthians 6:16-18
New International Version
1 Corinthians 6:16-18
New International Version
16 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.”[a](A) 17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.[b](B)
18 Flee from sexual immorality.(C) All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.(D)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 6:16 Gen. 2:24
- 1 Corinthians 6:17 Or in the Spirit
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