Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Holman Bible
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International Standard Version
Keep on running away from sexual immorality. Any other sin that a person commits is outside his body, but the person who sins sexually sins against his own body.
A Conservative Version
Flee fornication. Every sin, whatever a man may do, is outside the body, but he who fornicates sins against his own body.
Amplified
Run away from sexual immorality [in any form, whether thought or behavior, whether visual or written]. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.
An Understandable Version
Stay away from [any involvement in] sexual immorality. Every sin a person commits is outside [the realm] of his body; but the one who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. [Note: Possibly this means that sex, because it requires the deepest and most complete commitment of human involvement, becomes a unique sin when its true purpose and expression are violated].
Anderson New Testament
Shun lewdness. Every sin that a man commits, is without the body; but he that is guilty of lewdness sins against his own body.
Bible in Basic English
Keep away from the desires of the flesh. Every sin which a man does is outside of the body; but he who goes after the desires of the flesh does evil to his body.
Common New Testament
Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.
Daniel Mace New Testament
flee licentiousness. no other sin that a man commits does affect the church as a body: but the licentious commits a fraud against the whole body to which he belongs.
Darby Translation
Flee fornication. Every sin which a man may practise is without the body, but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.
Godbey New Testament
Fly from fornication. Every sin which a man may commit is outside of his body; the one committing fornication sins against his own body.
Goodspeed New Testament
Fly from immorality! Any other sin a man commits is something outside his body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.
John Wesley New Testament
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doth, is without the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body.
Julia Smith Translation
Flee fornication. Every sin which if a man do is without the body; but he committing fornication sins against his own body.
King James 2000
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside the body; but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a person commits is outside his body, but the one who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
Modern King James verseion
Flee fornication. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Flee fornication. All sins that a man doth, are without the body. But he that is a fornicator, sinneth against his own body.
Moffatt New Testament
Shun immorality! Any other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his body.
Montgomery New Testament
Flee from immorality. Every other sin that a man commits lies outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body.
NET Bible
Flee sexual immorality! "Every sin a person commits is outside of the body" -- but the immoral person sins against his own body.
New Heart English Bible
Flee sexual immorality. "Every sin that a man does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
Noyes New Testament
Flee fornication. Every other sin which a man may commit, is apart from the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body.
Sawyer New Testament
Avoid fornication. Every crime that a man commits is out of his body; but he that commits fornication sins in his body.
The Emphasized Bible
Flee fornication! Every sin, whatsoever a man shall commit, is, outside his body, but, he that committeth fornication, bringeth sin into his own body.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Flee whoredom. Every other sin which a man may commit is without the body; but he who committeth whoredom sinneth against his own body.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Shun all immorality. Every other sin that men commit is something outside the body; but an immoral man sins against his own body.
Webster
Flee lewdness. Every sin that a man doeth, is without the body; but he that committeth lewdness, sinneth against his own body.
Weymouth New Testament
Flee from fornication. Any other sin that a human being commits lies outside the body; but he who commits fornication sins against his own body.
Williams New Testament
Keep on running from sexual immorality! Any other sin that a man commits is one outside his body, but the man who commits the sexual sin is sinning against his own body.
World English Bible
Flee sexual immorality! "Every sin that a man does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
Worrell New Testament
Flee fornication. Every sin which a man commits is without the body; but he that commits adultery sins against his own body.
Worsley New Testament
Flee from whoredom. Every other sin, that a man committeth, is without the body; but he, that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body.
Youngs Literal Translation
flee the whoredom; every sin -- whatever a man may commit -- is without the body, and he who is committing whoredom, against his own body doth sin.
Themes
Sexual activities » Those that commit fornication
Sexual activities » Avoiding fornication
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 6:18
Prayers for 1 Corinthians 6:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Avoid Sexual Immorality
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. 19 Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;
Phrases
Cross References
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
2 Corinthians 12:21
lest again when I come my God should humble me before you, and I should mourn for many of them that have sinned heretofore, and repented not of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they committed.
Ephesians 5:3
But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints;
2 Timothy 2:22
But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
Genesis 39:12-18
And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.
Proverbs 2:16-19
To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
Proverbs 5:3-15
For the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:
Proverbs 6:24-32
To keep thee from the evil woman, From the flattery of the foreigner's tongue.
Proverbs 7:5-27
That they may keep thee from the strange woman, From the foreigner that flattereth with her words.
Proverbs 9:16-18
Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither; And as for him that is void of understanding, she saith to him,
Romans 1:24
Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:
Romans 6:12-13
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof:
1 Corinthians 6:9
Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,
Colossians 3:5
Put to death therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who know not God;
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lust, which war against the soul;