1 Corinthians 6:18
Keep away from the desires of the flesh. Every sin which a man does is outside of the body; but he who goes after the desires of the flesh does evil to his body.
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17But he who is united to the Lord is one spirit.
Cross References
Leviticus 15:18And if a man has sex relations with a woman and his seed goes out from him, the two of them will have to be bathed in water and will be unclean till evening.
Proverbs 5:3For honey is dropping from the lips of the strange woman, and her mouth is smoother than oil;
Proverbs 7:5So that they may keep you from the strange woman, even from her whose words are smooth.
Proverbs 9:16Whoever is simple, let him come in here: and to him who is without sense, she says:
Romans 6:12For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;
2 Corinthians 12:21And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.
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 →