1 Corinthians 6:16

“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.”
1 Corinthians 6:16 · direct translation from the Greek

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The bodies of those who believe are members of the MessiahPurity

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Orἢdo you notοὐκknowοἴδατεthatὅτιthe one whoὁjoins himselfκολλώμενοςto a prostituteτῇ πόρνῃisἐστινoneἓνbody with her?σῶμάFor,γάρit says,φησίνTheοἱtwoδύοwill becomeἜσονταιoneμίανflesh.εἰς σάρκα

Quotation · Genesis 2:24

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Paul quotes the end of Genesis 2:24, with “the two,” which the Hebrew does not have.

Formula: φησίν “it says” (1 Corinthians 6:16)

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Greek of the New Testament: ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν Ἔσονται γάρ φησίν οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν

Hebrew (Masoretic text): עַל כֵּן יַעֲזָב אִישׁ אֶת אָבִיו וְאֶת אִמּוֹ וְדָבַק בְּאִשְׁתּוֹ וְהָיוּ לְבָשָׂר אֶחָד

This passage could not be located with certainty in the transcription of the Septuagint we use, so it is not compared.

1 Corinthians 6:16, word by word

knowοἴδατεoidate

know

To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.

Where else “oidate” appears

joins himselfκολλώμενοςkollōmenos

join

To cling to someone, become closely bound to them.

Where else “kollōmenos” appears

to a prostituteπόρνῃpornēi

prostitute

Prostitute.

Where else “pornēi” appears

isἐστινestin

To be: says who or what something is.

Where else “estin” appears

oneἓνhen

single

Just one, or united as one.

Where else “hen” appears

body with herσῶμάsōma

body

The person in his physical part, living or dead.

Where else “sōma” appears

it saysφησίνphēsin

say

Say.

Where else “phēsin” appears

twoδύοdyo

two

Two.

Where else “dyo” appears

fleshσάρκαsarka

flesh

The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.

Where else “sarka” appears

Translation note

Genesis 2:24.

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Quotation · Genesis 2:24

Paul quotes the end of Genesis 2:24, with “the two,” which the Hebrew does not have.

See them side by side

1 Corinthians 6:16

¹⁶Or 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.

Genesis 2:24

²⁴That is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.

The context

15Do you not know that your bodies are members of the Messiah? Shall I then take the members of the Messiah and make them members of a prostitute? By no means!

16 · This verse (above)

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

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