1 Corinthians 6:20

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…you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

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For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Literal

…for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.

Latin

Empti enim estis pretio magno. Glorificate, et portate Deum in corpore vestro.

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English

…you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

Notes

1 Corinthians 6:18–20

For Christians, the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit (see study note on 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; compare 2 Corinthians 6:16). Sexual sin violates this sacred space and the divine presence.
You are not your own: Christians cannot claim their bodies as their own because they have been bought with a high price, the blood of Christ (compare 1 Corinthians 7:23; Revelation 5:9). Christ has claimed every part of their lives for God’s glory (see Romans 14:7–9; 2 Corinthians 5:14–15).

1 Corinthians 6:12–20

Paul provides several reasons why Christians should avoid sexual immorality.

Theme notes and profiles

Corinth Paul (Saul) Belonging to Christ Family, Community, and Sexual Sin Holiness and Sexual Purity Human Sexuality Marriage and Sexuality Purity and Identity Temple Design as a Picture of God's Truth The Central Sanctuary The Church as God’s Temple The Holiness of God’s People Tolerance Violation of the Sacred

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1 Corinthians 6:20

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