1 Corinthians 6:17
New International Version
But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

New Living Translation
But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.

English Standard Version
But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

Berean Standard Bible
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

Berean Literal Bible
But the one being joined to the Lord is one spirit.

King James Bible
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

New King James Version
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

New American Standard Bible
But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

NASB 1995
But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

NASB 1977
But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

Amplified Bible
But the one who is united and joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

Christian Standard Bible
But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.

American Standard Version
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

Contemporary English Version
But anyone who is joined to the Lord is one in spirit with him.

English Revised Version
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, the person who unites himself with the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

Good News Translation
But he who joins himself to the Lord becomes spiritually one with him.

International Standard Version
But the person who unites himself with the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

Majority Standard Bible
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

NET Bible
But the one united with the Lord is one spirit with him.

New Heart English Bible
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

Webster's Bible Translation
But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

Weymouth New Testament
But he who is in union with the Master is one with Him in spirit.

World English Bible
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he who is joined to the LORD is one spirit;

Berean Literal Bible
But the one being joined to the Lord is one spirit.

Young's Literal Translation
And he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit;

Smith's Literal Translation
And he joined to the Lord is one spirit.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he who is joined to the Lord, is one spirit.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But whoever is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

New American Bible
But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.

New Revised Standard Version
But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
But he who unites himself with our LORD becomes one with him in spirit.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But whoever cleaves to our Lord becomes one spirit with him.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But he that is joined to the Lord, is one spirit.

Godbey New Testament
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

Haweis New Testament
But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

Mace New Testament
but he that is attach'd to the Lord, is united to him by one and the same spirit.

Weymouth New Testament
But he who is in union with the Master is one with Him in spirit.

Worrell New Testament
but he who is united to the Lord is one spirit.

Worsley New Testament
And he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Members of Christ
16Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” 17But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit. 18Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.…

Cross References
John 17:21-23
that all of them may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I am in You. May they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. / I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— / I in them and You in Me—that they may be perfectly united, so that the world may know that You sent Me and have loved them just as You have loved Me.

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Ephesians 5:30
For we are members of His body.

Romans 8:9-11
You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. / But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. / And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.

2 Peter 1:4
Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

John 15:4-5
Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me. / I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

Colossians 1:27
To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

1 John 4:13
By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.

1 John 3:24
Whoever keeps His commandments remains in God, and God in him. And by this we know that He remains in us: by the Spirit He has given us.

John 14:20
On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.

Ephesians 3:17
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,

Romans 8:16
The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.

1 John 2:24
As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father.

2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

John 6:56
Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.


Treasury of Scripture

But he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

1 Corinthians 12:13
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

John 3:6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

John 17:21-23
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me…

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1 Corinthians 6
1. The Corinthians must take their brothers to court;
6. especially under infidels.
9. The wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
15. Our bodies are the members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Spirit:
19. they must not therefore be defiled.














But he who unites himself with the Lord
The phrase "unites himself" comes from the Greek word "kollao," which means to glue or cement together, indicating a strong, inseparable bond. In the context of 1 Corinthians, Paul contrasts this spiritual union with the physical and immoral unions he warns against earlier in the chapter. Historically, Corinth was a city known for its moral laxity, and Paul’s message here is a call to a higher standard of spiritual fidelity. The act of uniting with the Lord is a deliberate, conscious choice to adhere to Christ, reflecting a commitment that transcends mere physical or emotional connections. This union is not just a casual association but a profound, life-altering bond that aligns one's life with the teachings and person of Jesus Christ.

is one with Him in spirit
The word "one" in Greek is "heis," signifying unity and singularity. This unity is not merely symbolic but a real, spiritual oneness that believers experience with Christ. The phrase "in spirit" emphasizes the non-physical nature of this union. It is a spiritual reality that transcends earthly relationships and is rooted in the Holy Spirit's work within the believer. This concept of being "one in spirit" with the Lord echoes Jesus' prayer in John 17:21, where He desires that all believers be one, just as He and the Father are one. This unity is a profound mystery, reflecting the intimate relationship between Christ and His followers, a relationship that is both personal and communal, as it also connects believers to one another in the body of Christ. Historically, this understanding of spiritual unity has been a cornerstone of Christian identity, emphasizing the transformative power of the Holy Spirit in creating a new, unified community of faith.

(17) One spirit.--The union betwixt Christ and each member of His Church is a spiritual one. This explains the sense in which we are the Lord's body, and intensifies the argument against any degradation of one who shares so holy and intimate a union.

Verse 17. - That is joined unto the Lord. This phrase, indicating the closest possible union, is found in Deuteronomy 10:20; 2 Kings 18:6. Is one spirit. There is a "mystical union," not only "betwixt Christ and his Church," but also between Christ and the holy soul Hence, to St. Paul, spiritual life meant the indwelling of Christ in the heart - the life "in Christ;" so that he could say, "It is no more I that live, but Christ that liveth in me" (Galatians 2:20; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 3:17).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

he who
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

unites himself
κολλώμενος (kollōmenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2853: From kolla; to glue, i.e. to stick.

with the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord
Κυρίῳ (Kyriō)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

is
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

one [with Him]
ἓν (hen)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

[in] spirit.
πνεῦμά (pneuma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.


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