1 Corinthians 6:13
Food is for the belly; and the belly is for food; but God will bring them both to naught. But the body is not for whoredom, but for our Lord; and our Lord for the body.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
14And God hath raised up our Lord; and he will raise us up, by his power.
Cross References
Matthew 15:17Know ye not, that whatever entereth the mouth, passeth into the belly, and from there is ejected by purgation?
Mark 7:19For it doth not enter into his heart, but into his belly, and is thrown into the digestive process, which carries off all that is eaten.
John 6:49Your fathers ate the manna, in the wilderness, and they died.
Romans 7:4And now, my brethren, ye also have become dead to the law, by the body of Messiah; that ye might be joined to another, even to him who arose from the dead; and might yield fruits unto God.
Romans 14:7For there is not one of us, who liveth for himself: and there is not one, who dieth for himself.
1 Corinthians 3:16Know ye not, that ye are the temple of God? and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
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 →