1 Corinthians 6:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 6:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 6:16 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 6:16 — KJV
“What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.”
— 1 Corinthians 6:16 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 6:16 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 6:16
“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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:16: joined, one, two
“And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I have roasted flesh, and eaten it: and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree? considereth...: Heb. setteth to his heart the stock...: Heb. that which comes of a tree?”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:16: know, one, flesh
“And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. sweet: or, new”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:16: know, one, flesh
“They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. behind...: or, one after another”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:16: one, saith, flesh
“And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD. from one new...: Heb. from new moon to his new moon, and from sabbath to his sabbath”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 6:16: one, saith, flesh
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