1 Corinthians 6:18 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁸ Shun sexual immorality! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against the body itself.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Shun immorality and all sexual looseness [flee from impurity in thought, word, or deed]. Any other sin which a man commits is one outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ Avoid sexual immorality! Every sin that a person can do is committed outside the body, except those who engage in sexual immorality commit sin against their own bodies.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Flee from fornication. Every sin whatsoever that a man commits is outside of the body, but whoever fornicates, sins against his own body.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ Fly fornication. Every sin that a man doth, is without the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body.

1 Corinthians 6:18 Cross References

Leviticus 15:18

If a man lies with a woman and has an emission of semen, both of them shall bathe in water and be unclean until the evening.

Romans 1:24

Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, men who engage in illicit sex,

2 Corinthians 12:21

I fear that when I come again my God may humble me before you and that I may have to mourn over many who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery that they have practiced.

Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery,

Ephesians 5:3

But sexual immorality and impurity of any kind or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among saints.

Colossians 3:5

Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).

1 Thessalonians 4:3

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;

1 Thessalonians 4:5

not with lustful passion, like the gentiles who do not know God;

2 Timothy 2:22

Shun youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

Hebrews 13:4

Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

1 Peter 2:11

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.