1 Corinthians 6:18

“Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the one who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.”

1 Corinthians 6:18 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Corinthians 6:18, word by word

Fleeφεύγετεpheugete

flee

Flee, escape.

Where else “pheugete” appears
sexual immoralityπορνείανporneian

sexual immorality

Having sex outside marriage.

Where else “porneian” appears
sinἁμάρτημαhamartēma

sin

Sin, a wrong committed.

Where else “hamartēma” appears
a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos

someone

Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.

Where else “anthrōpos” appears
commitsποιήσῃpoiēsēi

do

To carry out an action or cause an effect.

Where else “poiēsēi” appears
isἐστινestin

be present

To be in a place or with someone.

Where else “estin” appears
outsideἐκτὸςektos

outside, except

Outside, out of; "the outside"; also except.

Where else “ektos” appears
the bodyσώματόςsōmatos

body

The person in his physical part, living or dead.

Where else “sōmatos” appears
commits sexual immoralityπορνεύωνporneuōn

commit sexual immorality

Commit sexual immorality: have sexual relations outside marriage; also, in a figurative sense, be unfaithful to God by joining in idolatry.

Where else “porneuōn” appears
sinsἁμαρτάνειhamartanei

sin

Sin: fail God, do what he forbids.

Where else “hamartanei” appears
his ownἴδιονidion

own

What belongs to someone; their people, their family.

Where else “idion” appears

The context

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

18 · This verse (above)

19Or do you not know that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?

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