1 Corinthians 6:16
Or know ye not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For, The two, he says, will be in one flesh.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
17But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
Cross References
Genesis 2:24Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cling to his wife, and the two (LXX/NT) shall be one flesh.
Genesis 38:15When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot, for she had covered her face.
Judges 16:1And Samson went to Gaza, and saw a harlot there, and went in to her.
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Ephesians 5:31Separate from this a man will leave his father and mother behind, and will be bonded with his wife, and the two will be in one flesh.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:13-20
Against Fornication. ( a. d. 57.) 12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. 14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. 15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the… Read the whole commentary →