1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 6:15–18

¹⁵Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! ¹⁶Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”^b ¹⁷But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

¹⁸Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

Footnotes

b 6:16 Genesis 2:24|GEN 2:24(see also LXX)

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1 Corinthians 6:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do you not know	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
bodies	σώματα	sōmata	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4983 body, flesh
are	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
members	μέλη	melē	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3196 a limb, member
of Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
Shall I then take	ἄρας	aras	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G142 I raise, lift up
the	τὰ	ta	Article - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
members	μέλη	melē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3196 a limb, member
of Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
and unite	ποιήσω	poiēsō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
with a prostitute	πόρνης	pornēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4204 a prostitute
Never	γένοιτο	genoito	Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born

1 Corinthians 6:16

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
don’t you know	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
he who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
unites himself	κολλώμενος	kollōmenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2853 I glue, cleave, keep company with
with a prostitute	πόρνῃ	pornē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4204 a prostitute
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
one	ἓν	hen	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1520 one
in body	σῶμά	sōma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
For	γάρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
it is said	φησίν	phēsin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5346 I say
The	Οἱ	Hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
will become	Ἔσονται	Esontai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
one	μίαν	mian	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1520 one
flesh	σάρκα	sarka	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body

1 Corinthians 6:17

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
he who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
unites himself	κολλώμενος	kollōmenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2853 I glue, cleave, keep company with
with the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κυρίῳ	Kyriō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
one	ἓν	hen	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1520 one
spirit	πνεῦμά	pneuma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

1 Corinthians 6:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Flee from	Φεύγετε	Pheugete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5343 I flee, escape, shun
sexual immorality	πορνείαν	porneian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4202 fornication, idolatry
Every	πᾶν	pan	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
sin	ἁμάρτημα	hamartēma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G265 a fault, sin, evil deed
a man	ἄνθρωπος	anthrōpos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
can commit	ποιήσῃ	poiēsē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
outside	ἐκτὸς	ektos	Preposition	G1622 without, outside, except, the outside, apart from
body	σώματός	sōmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
he who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sins sexually	πορνεύων	porneuōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4203 I fornicate, practice idolatry
sins	ἁμαρτάνει	hamartanei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G264 I sin
against	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
own	ἴδιον	idion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2398 one's own, private, personal
body	σῶμα	sōma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4983 body, flesh