1 Corinthians 6:17

But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

In Context

16Do you not know that he who is joined to the harlot is one body? for it says, They two shall be one flesh.

18Fly from fornication. Every sin which a man may commit is outside of his body; the one committing fornication sins against his own body.

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Cross References

John 3:6That which has been born of the flesh is flesh; and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:13For indeed we have by one Spirit been baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, or bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

Ephesians 4:3endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Philippians 2:5Think the same thing among yourselves, which is also in Christ Jesus:

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 →

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