Flee Sexual Immorality

12 (A)“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 13 (B)“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one (C)and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but (D)for the Lord, and (E)the Lord for the body. 14 And (F)God raised the Lord and (G)will also raise us up (H)by his power. 15 Do you not know that (I)your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! 16 Or do you not know that he who is joined[a] to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, (J)“The two will become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord (K)becomes one spirit with him. 18 (L)Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin[b] a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person (M)sins against his own body. 19 Or (N)do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? (O)You are not your own, 20 (P)for you were bought with a price. (Q)So glorify God in your body.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:16 Or who holds fast (compare Genesis 2:24 and Deuteronomy 10:20); also verse 17
  2. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Or Every sin

12  All pas things are lawful for me egō,”— but alla not ou all pas things are helpful sympherō. “ All pas things are lawful for me egō”— but alla I egō will not ou be overpowered exousiazō by hypo anything tis. 13 · ho Food brōma is for the ho stomach koilia and kai the ho stomach koilia is for ho food brōma”— · ho and de God theos will destroy katargeō both kai the one houtos and kai the other houtos. But de the ho body sōma is not ou for ho sexual porneia immorality , but alla for the ho Lord kyrios, and kai the ho Lord kyrios for the ho body sōma; 14 · ho and de God theos both kai has raised egeirō the ho Lord kyrios and kai will raise us hēmeis up exegeirō by dia · ho his autos power dynamis. 15 Do you not ou know oida that hoti · ho your hymeis bodies sōma are eimi members melos of Christ Christos? Shall I then oun take airō the ho members melos of ho Christ Christos and make poieō them members melos of a prostitute pornē? Never mē ginomai! 16 Or ē do you not ou know oida that hoti he ho who joins kollaō himself to a ho prostitute pornē is eimi one heis body sōma with her? For gar it says phēmi, “ The ho two dyo will become eimi one heis flesh sarx.” 17 But de the ho one who joins kollaō himself to the ho Lord kyrios is eimi one heis spirit pneuma with him. 18 Flee pheugō · ho sexual porneia immorality ! Every pas other hos sin hamartēma a person anthrōpos commits poieō is eimi outside ektos the ho body sōma, but de the ho sexually porneuō immoral person sins hamartanō against eis · ho his idios own body sōma. 19 Or ē do you not ou know oida that hoti · ho your hymeis body sōma is eimi a temple naos of the ho Holy hagios Spirit pneuma who is in en you hymeis, whom hos you have echō received from apo God theos, and kai you are eimi not ou your heautou own ? 20 For gar you were bought agorazō with a price timē; therefore glorify doxazō · ho God theos with en · ho your hymeis body sōma.

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