1 Corinthians 6:16
What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
KJV
ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν; ἔσονται γάρ, φησίν, οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.
Greek NT
An nescitis quoniam qui adhæret meretrici, unum corpus efficitur ? Erunt enim (inquit) duo in carne una.
Vulgate
Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.
ASV
Or know you not that he who is joined to a harlot is made one body? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δύο
duo
adjective · 132×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
εἷς
eis
adjective · 336×
κολλάω
kollao
verb · 12×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
πόρνη
porne
noun · 12×
σάρξ
sarx
noun · 147×
σῶμα
soma
noun · 141×
φημί
phemi
verb · 68×
ἤ
e
particle · 346×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Gen 2:24 · exact_quote"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."Genesis: two become one flesh — Paul on sexual immorality
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
trivial
SBLGNT: ἢ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἢ
- ἢ — SBLGNT
- ἢ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§796The unity of Christ and the Church, head and members of one Body, also implies the distinction of the two within a personal relationship. This aspect is often expressed by the image of bridegroom and bride. the theme of Christ as Bridegroom of the Church was prepared for by the prophets and announced by John the Baptist.234 The Lord referred to himself as the "bridegroom."235 T…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 3:16 — Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
- Eph 5:31 — For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
- Eph 5:31 — For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
- Gen 2:24 — Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
- Gen 2:24 — Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
- Gen 34:31 — And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
- Gen 38:24 — And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring h
- Heb 8:10 — For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, an
- Heb 11:31 — By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.
- Hos 4:14 — I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots: therefore the people
- Isa 40:28 — Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
- Judg 16:1 — Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her.
- Mark 10:8 — And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
- Mark 10:8 — And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
- Matt 19:5 — And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
- Matt 19:5 — And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
- Matt 21:31 — Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.