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1 Corinthians 6

1 Cor. 6:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Flee
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
pheugo (Greek #5343)
to run away (literally or figuratively); by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish
KJV usage: escape, flee (away).
Pronounce: fyoo'-go
Origin: apparently a primary verb
g fornication
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
porneia (Greek #4202)
harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry
KJV usage: fornication.
Pronounce: por-ni'-ah
Origin: from 4203
. Every
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
sin
hamartema (Greek #265)
a sin (properly concrete)
KJV usage: sin.
Pronounce: ham-ar'-tay-mah
Origin: from 264
that
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
a man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
doeth
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
is
ean (Greek #1437)
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
KJV usage: before, but, except, (and) if, (if) so, (what-, whither-)soever, though, when (-soever), whether (or), to whom, (who-)so(-ever). See 3361.
Pronounce: eh-an'
Origin: from 1487 and 302
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
without
ektos (Greek #1622)
the exterior; figuratively (as a preposition) aside from, besides
KJV usage: but, except(-ed), other than, out of, outside, unless, without.
Pronounce: ek-tos'
Origin: from 1537
the body
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
soma (Greek #4983)
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
KJV usage: bodily, body, slave.
Pronounce: so'-mah
Origin: from 4982
; but
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
he that
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
committeth fornication
porneuo (Greek #4203)
to act the harlot, i.e. (literally) indulge unlawful lust (of either sex), or (figuratively) practise idolatry
KJV usage: commit (fornication).
Pronounce: porn-yoo'-o
Origin: from 4204
sinneth
hamartano (Greek #264)
properly, to miss the mark (and so not share in the prize), i.e. (figuratively) to err, especially (morally) to sin
KJV usage: for your faults, offend, sin, trespass.
Pronounce: ham-ar-tan'-o
Origin: perhaps from 1 (as a negative particle) and the base of 3313
against
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
his own
idios (Greek #2398)
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
KJV usage: X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due, his (own, proper, several), home, (her, our, thine, your) own (business), private(-ly), proper, severally, their (own).
Pronounce: id'-ee-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
body
soma (Greek #4983)
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
KJV usage: bodily, body, slave.
Pronounce: so'-mah
Origin: from 4982
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Prov. 6:25‑32• 25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart,{HR}Nor let her take thee with her eyelids;
 26For by means of a whorish woman [one cometh] to a piece of bread,{HR}And another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
 27Can a man take fire in his bosom,{HR}And his garments not be burned?
 28Can one go upon hot coals,{HR}And his feet not be scorched?
 29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife:{HR}Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
 30They do not despise a thief,{HR}If he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
 31And [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;{HR}He shall give all the substance of his house.
 32Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding;{HR}He [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul. (Prov. 6:25‑32)
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Prov. 7:24‑27• 24And now, sons, hearken to me,{HR}And attend to the words of my mouth.
 25Let not thy heart decline to her ways;{HR}Go not astray in her paths:
 26For she hath cast down many wounded;{HR}And all slain by her are strong.
 27Her house [is] the way to Sheol,{HR}Going down to the chambers of death. (Prov. 7:24‑27)

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Flee.
Gen. 39:12‑18• 12And she caught {i}him by his garment, saying, Lie with me!{/i} and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and ran outside.
 13And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and had fled outside,
 14that she called to the men of her house, and spoke to them, saying, See, he hath brought in to us a Hebrew man to mock us: he came in to me, {i}to lie with me;{/i}, and I cried with a loud voice;
 15and it came to pass when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and ran outside.
 16And she laid up his garment by her till his master came to his house.
 17And she spoke to him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant whom thou hast brought to us came in to mock me;
 18and it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled outside. (Gen. 39:12‑18)
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Prov. 2:16‑19• 16To deliver thee from the strange woman,{HR}From the stranger who flattereth with her words;
 17Who forsaketh the friend of her youth{HR}And forgetteth the covenant of her God.
 18For her house inclineth unto death,{HR}And her paths unto the dead;
 19None that go unto her return again,{HR}Nor attain unto the paths of life; — (Prov. 2:16‑19)
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Prov. 5:3‑15• 3For the lips of a strange woman drop honey,{HR}And her mouth [is] smoother than oil:
 4But her end is bitter as wormwood,{HR}Sharp as a two-edged sword.
 5Her feet go down to death;{HR}Her steps take hold on Sheol.
 6Lest she should ponder the path of life,{HR}Her ways are unstable, she knoweth [it] not.
 7And now, children, hearken to me,{HR}And depart not from the words of my mouth.
 8Remove thy way far from her,{HR}And come not nigh the door of her house;
 9Lest thou give thine honour to others,{HR}And thy years to the cruel;
 10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth,{HR}And thy labours [go] to the house of an alien;
 11And thou mourn in thine end,{HR}When thy flesh and thy body are consumed;
 12And thou say, How have I hated instruction,{HR}And my heart despised reproof;
 13And I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,{HR}Nor inclined mine ear to those that instructed me!
 14I was well nigh in all evil{HR}In the midst of the congregation and assembly.
 15Drink waters out of thine own cistern,{HR}And running waters out of thine own well. (Prov. 5:3‑15)
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Prov. 6:24‑32• 24To keep thee from the evil woman,{HR}From the smoothness of the tongue of a strange woman.
 25Lust not after her beauty in thy heart,{HR}Nor let her take thee with her eyelids;
 26For by means of a whorish woman [one cometh] to a piece of bread,{HR}And another's wife doth hunt for the precious soul.
 27Can a man take fire in his bosom,{HR}And his garments not be burned?
 28Can one go upon hot coals,{HR}And his feet not be scorched?
 29So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife:{HR}Whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
 30They do not despise a thief,{HR}If he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
 31And [if] he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;{HR}He shall give all the substance of his house.
 32Whoso committeth adultery with a woman is void of understanding;{HR}He [that] doeth it destroyeth his own soul. (Prov. 6:24‑32)
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Prov. 7:5‑23,24‑27• 5That they may keep thee from the strange woman,{HR}From the stranger that flattereth with her words.
 6For at the window of my house I looked forth from my lattice;{HR}And I beheld among the simple ones,
 7I discerned among the sons,{HR}A young man void of understanding,
 8Passing through the street near her corner;{HR}And he went the way to her house,
 9In the twilight, in the evening of the day,{HR}In the blackness of night and the darkness.
 10And, behold, there met him a woman{HR}[In] the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart.
 11She [is] clamorous and ungovernable;{HR}Her feet abide not in her house;
 12Now [she is] in the streets,{HR}Now in the broadways,{HR}And lieth in wait at every corner.
 13And she caught him and kissed him;{HR}With an impudent face she said to him,
 14I have peace-offerings;{HR}This day have I paid my vows.
 15Therefore came I forth to meet thee,{HR}Diligently to seek thy face;{HR}And I have found thee.
 16My bed I have decked with tapestry coverings,{HR}With variegated cloths of yarn from Egypt.
 17I have perfumed my couch with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
 18Come, let us revel in love until the morning;{HR}Let us delight ourselves with loves.
 19For the husband [is] not at home{HR}And he is gone a long journey;
 20He hath taken the money-bag with him;{HR}He will come home at the day of full moon.
 21With her much fair speech she beguiled him;{HR}With the flattery of her lips she constrained him.
 22He goeth after suddenly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,{HR}And as in fetters to his correction the fool;
 23Till an arrow strike through his liver,{HR}As a bird hasteth to the snare,{HR}And knoweth not that [it is] for its life.
 24And now, sons, hearken to me,{HR}And attend to the words of my mouth.
 25Let not thy heart decline to her ways;{HR}Go not astray in her paths:
 26For she hath cast down many wounded;{HR}And all slain by her are strong.
 27Her house [is] the way to Sheol,{HR}Going down to the chambers of death. (Prov. 7:5‑23,24‑27)
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Prov. 9:16‑18• 16Whoso [is] simple, let him turn in hither.{HR}And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
 17Stolen waters are sweet,{HR}And the bread of secrecy is pleasant.
 18But he knoweth not that the dead [are] there,{HR}[That] her guests [are] in the depths of Sheol. (Prov. 9:16‑18)
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Rom. 6:12‑13• 12Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to obey [it in] its lusts,
 13nor be yielding your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as alive out of [the] dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. (Rom. 6:12‑13)
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2 Tim. 2:22• 22But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)
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Heb. 13:4• 4[Be] marriage in all [things] held in honour, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge. (Heb. 13:4)
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1 Peter 2:11• 11Beloved, I exhort [you] as strangers and sojourners to abstain from the fleshly lusts such as war against the soul, (1 Peter 2:11)
sinneth.
Rom. 1:24• 24Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness so that their bodies were dishonoured among them; (Rom. 1:24)
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1 Thess. 4:5• 5not in passion of lust, even as also the Gentiles that know not God; (1 Thess. 4:5)
• Fornication he would have avoided earnestly, because of its peculiar character, differing as it does from every other sin in this that it is against the body itself, while others are external to it. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 6:12-20” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Flee fornication. Every sin which a man may practise is without the body, but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.

W. Kelly Translation

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Flee fornication. Every sin whatsoever that a man may Practice is outside the body, but the fornicator sinneth against his own body.