1 Corinthians 6:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.”

1 Corinthians 6:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 6:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 6:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.””

1 Corinthians 6:16 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 6:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh. ”

1 Corinthians 6:16 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 6:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.'”

1 Corinthians 6:16 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 6:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Do ye not know that he [that is] joined to the harlot is one body? for the two, he says, shall be one flesh. ”

1 Corinthians 6:16 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 6:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Doe ye not knowe, that he which coupleth himselfe with an harlot, is one body? for two, sayeth he, shalbe one flesh.”

1 Corinthians 6:16 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 6:16 in Context — 1 Corinthians 6

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 members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

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

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 6:16 Mean?

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