Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 joineth himself unto the Lord, is, one Spirit. 18 Flee fornication! Every sin, whatsoever a man shall commit, is, outside his body, but, he that committeth fornication, bringeth sin into his own body. 19 Or know ye not that, your body, is, a shrine of the Holy Spirit that is within you, which ye have from God? And ye are not your own; -
Phrases
Cross References
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be honourable in all, and the bed undefiled, for, fornicators and adulterers, God, will judge.
2 Corinthians 12:21
Lest, when I again come, my God should humble me in regard to you, - and I should grieve over many who had before sinned, and not repented of the impurity, and fornication, and wantonness which they had committed.
Ephesians 5:3
But, fornication, and all impurity, or covetousness, let it not be named among you - even as becometh saints;
2 Timothy 2:22
But, from the youthful covetings, flee! and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, along with them who call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
Genesis 39:12-18
that she caught him by his garment, saying - Come! lie with me. Then left he his garment in her hand, and fled and gut forth outside,
Proverbs 2:16-19
To rescue thee, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who with her speeches seduceth;
Proverbs 5:3-15
For, with sweet droppings, drip the lips of her that is a stranger, and, smoother than oil, is her mouth;
Proverbs 6:24-32
To keep thee from the wicked woman, from the flattery of the tongue of her that is a stranger.
Proverbs 7:5-27
That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.
Proverbs 9:16-18
Whoso is simple, let him turn aside hither, and, as for him that lacketh sense, she saith to him:
Romans 1:24
Wherefore God gave them up in the covetings of their hearts unto impurity, so as to be dishonouring their bodies among them, -
Romans 6:12-13
Let not sin, therefore, reign in your death-doomed body, that ye should be obedient to its covetings;
1 Corinthians 6:9
Or know ye not that, wrong-doers, shall not inherit, God's kingdom? Be not deceiving yourselves: - neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,
Colossians 3:5
Make dead, therefore, your members that are on the earth - as regardeth fornication, impurity, passion, base coveting, and greed, the which, is idolatry, -
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For, this, is a thing willed of God, your sanctification, - that ye should abstain from unchastity,
1 Thessalonians 4:5
Not with a passion of coveting, - just as even the nations who know not God, -
1 Peter 2:11
Beloved! I exhort you, as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly covetings, such as take the field against the soul;