translated as “female captives” or “prostitutes.” Porneia is often translated as “fornication,” “whoredom” or “sexual immorality.” In the New Testament there are twenty-six references to porneia. Of these twenty-six, six occur in Paul’s letters to the Corinthians. The context of these letters is that believers are not to conform to the cultural norms that the church found itself confronted with. Our bodies are not made for porneia (1 Cor 6:13), we should run from it (1 Cor 6:18), we should not seek