1 Corinthians 6:16
have ye not known that he who is joined to the harlot is one body? 'for they shall be — saith He — the two for one flesh.'
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
17And he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit;
Cross References
Genesis 2:24therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.
Genesis 38:15And Judah seeth her, and reckoneth her for a harlot, for she hath covered her face,
Judges 16:1And Samson goeth to Gaza, and seeth there a woman, a harlot, and goeth in unto her;
Matthew 21:31which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, 'The first.' Jesus saith to them, 'Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,
Ephesians 5:31'for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and they shall be — the two — for 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 →