1 Corinthians 6:17

But he that joineth himself to our Lord, is with him one spirit.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16Or know ye not, that whoever joineth himself to a harlot, is one body with her? For it is said, They twain shall be one body.

18Flee whoredom. For every other sin which a man committeth, is external to his body; but he that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body.

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Cross References

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

1 Corinthians 12:13For all of us, likewise, by one Spirit, have been baptized into one body, whether Jews or Gentiles, whether slaves or free; and all of us have drinked in one Spirit.

Ephesians 4:3And be ye solicitous to keep the unity of the Spirit, in a bond of peace;

Philippians 2:5And think ye so in yourselves, as Jesus the Messiah also thought;

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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