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1 Corinthians 6:16–17

16 Or do you not know that he who is joined4 to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, l“The two will become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord mbecomes one spirit with him.

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1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 Do you not 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.” 17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united into one.” 17 But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” 17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 It is written in the Scriptures, “The two will become one body.” So you should know that anyone who joins with a prostitute becomes one body with the prostitute. 17 But the one who joins with the Lord is one spirit with the Lord.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh. 17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 Do ye not know that he that is joined to the harlot is one body? for the two, he says, shall be one flesh. 17 But he that is joined to the Lord is one Spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 Don’t you realize that the person who unites himself with a prostitute becomes one body with her? God says, “The two will be one.” 17 However, the person who unites himself with the Lord becomes one spirit with him. 

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh. 17 But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall be one flesh.” 17 But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For it says, “The two will become one flesh.” 17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with him.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 Don’t you know that when you join yourself to a prostitute, you become one with her in body? Scripture says, “The two will become one.” 17 But anyone who is joined to the Lord becomes one with him in spirit.

1 Corinthians 6:16–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall become one flesh.”

17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.


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