1 Corinthians 6:18

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Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself.

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 up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the degrading 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! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites,

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 licentiousness that they have practiced.

Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, licentiousness,

Ephesians 5:3

But fornication 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: fornication, 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 fornication;

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 fornicators 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.