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The 7000 fighting men Ahab managed to muster was the same number as the faithful left in the land (1Kin 19:18). Is there a link?
Rob de Jongh [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2007 Reply to Rob
21:4,7 And so we see a difference between Ahab and Jezebel. It would appear that Ahab would just sulk and do nothing about trying to get the vineyard. Jezebel, on the other hand, had no religious scruples. The Law of Moses meant nothing to her. So she arranged the death of Naboth. Sadly we see in Ahab a man who was easily led by a woman. As such we are encouraged to think about the close company we keep
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2023 Reply to Peter
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1. And Benhadad <1130> the king <4428> of Syria <758> gathered <6908> <0> all his host <2428> together <6908>(8804): and there were thirty <7970> and two <8147> kings <4428> with him, and horses <5483>, and chariots <7393>: and he went up <5927>(8799) and besieged <6696>(8799) Samaria <8111>, and warred <3898>(8735) against it.
2. And he sent <7971>(8799) messengers <4397> to Ahab <256> king <4428> of Israel <3478> into the city <5892>, and said <559>(8799) unto him, Thus saith <559>(8804) Benhadad <1130>,
3. Thy silver <3701> and thy gold <2091> is mine; thy wives <802> also and thy children <1121>, even the goodliest <2896>, are mine.
4. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> answered <6030>(8799) and said <559>(8799), My lord <113>, O king <4428>, according to thy saying <1697>, I am thine, and all that I have.
5. And the messengers <4397> came again <7725>(8799), and said <559>(8799), Thus speaketh <559>(8804) Benhadad <1130>, saying <559>(8800), Although I have sent <7971>(8804) unto thee, saying <559>(8800), Thou shalt deliver <5414>(8799) me thy silver <3701>, and thy gold <2091>, and thy wives <802>, and thy children <1121>;
6. Yet I will send <7971>(8799) my servants <5650> unto thee to morrow <4279> about this time <6256>, and they shall search <2664>(8765) thine house <1004>, and the houses <1004> of thy servants <5650>; and it shall be <1961>(8804), that whatsoever is pleasant <4261> in thine eyes <5869>, they shall put <7760>(8799) it in their hand <3027>, and take it away <3947>(8804).
7. Then the king <4428> of Israel <3478> called <7121>(8799) all the elders <2205> of the land <776>, and said <559>(8799), Mark <3045>(8798), I pray you, and see <7200>(8798) how this man seeketh <1245>(8764) mischief <7451>: for he sent <7971>(8804) unto me for my wives <802>, and for my children <1121>, and for my silver <3701>, and for my gold <2091>; and I denied <4513>(8804) him not.
8. And all the elders <2205> and all the people <5971> said <559>(8799) unto him, Hearken <8085>(8799) not unto him, nor consent <14>(8799).
9. Wherefore he said <559>(8799) unto the messengers <4397> of Benhadad <1130>, Tell <559>(8798) my lord <113> the king <4428>, All that thou didst send <7971>(8804) for to thy servant <5650> at the first <7223> I will do <6213>(8799): but this thing <1697> I may <3201>(8799) not do <6213>(8800). And the messengers <4397> departed <3212>(8799), and brought <7725> <0> him word <1697> again <7725>(8686).
10. And Benhadad <1130> sent <7971>(8799) unto him, and said <559>(8799), The gods <430> do so <6213>(8799) unto me, and more also <3254>(8686), if the dust <6083> of Samaria <8111> shall suffice <5606>(8799) for handfuls <8168> for all the people <5971> that follow <7272> me.
11. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> answered <6030>(8799) and said <559>(8799), Tell <1696>(8761) him, Let not him that girdeth <2296>(8802) on his harness boast <1984>(8691) himself as he that putteth it off <6605>(8764).
12. And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard <8085>(8800) this message <1697>, as he was drinking <8354>(8802), he and the kings <4428> in the pavilions <5521>, that he said <559>(8799) unto his servants <5650>, Set <7760>(8798) yourselves in array. And they set <7760>(8799) themselves in array against the city <5892>.
13. And, behold, there came <5066>(8738) a <259> prophet <5030> unto Ahab <256> king <4428> of Israel <3478>, saying <559>(8799), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Hast thou seen <7200>(8804) all this great <1419> multitude <1995>? behold, I will deliver <5414>(8802) it into thine hand <3027> this day <3117>; and thou shalt know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068>.
14. And Ahab <256> said <559>(8799), By whom? And he said <559>(8799), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Even by the young men <5288> of the princes <8269> of the provinces <4082>. Then he said <559>(8799), Who shall order <631>(8799) the battle <4421>? And he answered <559>(8799), Thou.
15. Then he numbered <6485>(8799) the young men <5288> of the princes <8269> of the provinces <4082>, and they were two <8147> hundred <3967> and thirty <7970> two <8147>: and after <310> them he numbered <6485>(8804) all the people <5971>, even all the children <1121> of Israel <3478>, being seven <7651> thousand <505>.
16. And they went out <3318>(8799) at noon <6672>. But Benhadad <1130> was drinking <8354>(8802) himself drunk <7910> in the pavilions <5521>, he and the kings <4428>, the thirty <7970> and two <8147> kings <4428> that helped <5826>(8802) him.
17. And the young men <5288> of the princes <8269> of the provinces <4082> went out <3318>(8799) first <7223>; and Benhadad <1130> sent out <7971>(8799), and they told <5046>(8686) him, saying <559>(8800), There are men <582> come out <3318>(8804) of Samaria <8111>.
18. And he said <559>(8799), Whether they be come out <3318>(8804) for peace <7965>, take <8610>(8798) them alive <2416>; or whether they be come out <3318>(8804) for war <4421>, take <8610>(8798) them alive <2416>.
19. So these young men <5288> of the princes <8269> of the provinces <4082> came out <3318>(8804) of the city <5892>, and the army <2428> which followed <310> them.
20. And they slew <5221>(8686) every one <376> his man <376>: and the Syrians <758> fled <5127>(8799); and Israel <3478> pursued <7291>(8799) them: and Benhadad <1130> the king <4428> of Syria <758> escaped <4422>(8735) on an horse <5483> with the horsemen <6571>.
21. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> went out <3318>(8799), and smote <5221>(8686) the horses <5483> and chariots <7393>, and slew <5221>(8689) the Syrians <758> with a great <1419> slaughter <4347>.
22. And the prophet <5030> came <5066>(8799) to the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, and said <559>(8799) unto him, Go <3212>(8798), strengthen <2388>(8690) thyself, and mark <3045>(8798), and see <7200>(8798) what thou doest <6213>(8799): for at the return <8666> of the year <8141> the king <4428> of Syria <758> will come up <5927>(8802) against thee.
23. And the servants <5650> of the king <4428> of Syria <758> said <559>(8804) unto him, Their gods <430> are gods <430> of the hills <2022>; therefore they were stronger <2388>(8804) than we; but <199> let us fight <3898>(8735) against them in the plain <4334>, and surely <3808> we shall be stronger <2388>(8799) than they.
24. And do <6213>(8798) this thing <1697>, Take <5493>(8685) the kings <4428> away, every man <376> out of his place <4725>, and put <7760>(8798) captains <6346> in their rooms:
25. And number <4487>(8799) thee an army <2428>, like the army <2428> that thou hast lost <5307>(8802), horse <5483> for horse <5483>, and chariot <7393> for chariot <7393>: and we will fight <3898>(8735) against <854> them in the plain <4334>, and surely we shall be stronger <2388>(8799) than they. And he hearkened <8085>(8799) unto their voice <6963>, and did so <6213>(8799).
26. And it came to pass at the return <8666> of the year <8141>, that Benhadad <1130> numbered <6485>(8799) the Syrians <758>, and went up <5927>(8799) to Aphek <663>, to fight <4421> against Israel <3478>.
27. And the children <1121> of Israel <3478> were numbered <6485>(8719), and were all present <3557>(8791), and went <3212>(8799) against <7125>(8800) them: and the children <1121> of Israel <3478> pitched <2583>(8799) before them like two <8147> little flocks <2835> of kids <5795>; but the Syrians <758> filled <4390>(8765) the country <776>.
28. And there came <5066>(8799) a man <376> of God <430>, and spake <559>(8799) unto the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, and said <559>(8799), Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Because the Syrians <758> have said <559>(8804), The LORD <3068> is God <430> of the hills <2022>, but he is not God <430> of the valleys <6010>, therefore will I deliver <5414>(8804) all this great <1419> multitude <1995> into thine hand <3027>, and ye shall know <3045>(8804) that I am the LORD <3068>.
29. And they pitched <2583>(8799) one <428> over against <5227> the other <428> seven <7651> days <3117>. And so it was, that in the seventh <7637> day <3117> the battle <4421> was joined <7126>(8799): and the children <1121> of Israel <3478> slew <5221>(8686) of the Syrians <758> an hundred <3967> thousand <505> footmen <7273> in one <259> day <3117>.
30. But the rest <3498>(8737) fled <5127>(8799) to Aphek <663>, into the city <5892>; and there a wall <2346> fell <5307>(8799) upon twenty <6242> and seven <7651> thousand <505> of the men <376> that were left <3498>(8737). And Benhadad <1130> fled <5127>(8804), and came <935>(8799) into the city <5892>, into an inner <2315> chamber <2315>.
31. And his servants <5650> said <559>(8799) unto him, Behold now, we have heard <8085>(8804) that the kings <4428> of the house <1004> of Israel <3478> are merciful <2617> kings <4428>: let us, I pray thee, put <7760>(8799) sackcloth <8242> on our loins <4975>, and ropes <2256> upon our heads <7218>, and go out <3318>(8799) to the king <4428> of Israel <3478>: peradventure he will save <2421>(8762) thy life <5315>.
32. So they girded <2296>(8799) sackcloth <8242> on their loins <4975>, and put ropes <2256> on their heads <7218>, and came <935>(8799) to the king <4428> of Israel <3478>, and said <559>(8799), Thy servant <5650> Benhadad <1130> saith <559>(8804), I pray thee, let me live <2421>(8799) <5315>. And he said <559>(8799), Is he yet alive <2416>? he is my brother <251>.
33. Now the men <582> did diligently observe <5172>(8762) whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily <4116>(8762) catch <2480>(8686) it: and they said <559>(8799), Thy brother <251> Benhadad <1130>. Then he said <559>(8799), Go <935>(8798) ye, bring <3947>(8798) him. Then Benhadad <1130> came forth <3318>(8799) to him; and he caused him to come up <5927>(8686) into the chariot <4818>.
34. And Benhadad said <559>(8799) unto him, The cities <5892>, which my father <1> took <3947>(8804) from thy father <1>, I will restore <7725>(8686); and thou shalt make <7760>(8799) streets <2351> for thee in Damascus <1834>, as my father <1> made <7760>(8804) in Samaria <8111>. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away <7971>(8762) with this covenant <1285>. So he made <3772>(8799) a covenant <1285> with him, and sent him away <7971>(8762).
35. And a certain <259> man <376> of the sons <1121> of the prophets <5030> said <559>(8804) unto his neighbour <7453> in the word <1697> of the LORD <3068>, Smite <5221>(8685) me, I pray thee. And the man <376> refused <3985>(8762) to smite <5221>(8687) him.
36. Then said <559>(8799) he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed <8085>(8804) the voice <6963> of the LORD <3068>, behold, as soon as thou art departed <1980>(8802) from me, a lion <738> shall slay <5221>(8689) thee. And as soon as he was departed <3212>(8799) from him <681>, a lion <738> found <4672>(8799) him, and slew <5221>(8686) him.
37. Then he found <4672>(8799) another <312> man <376>, and said <559>(8799), Smite <5221>(8685) me, I pray thee. And the man <376> smote <5221>(8686) him, so that in smiting <5221>(8687) he wounded <6481>(8800) him.
38. So the prophet <5030> departed <3212>(8799), and waited <5975>(8799) for the king <4428> by the way <1870>, and disguised <2664>(8691) himself with ashes <666> upon his face <5869>.
39. And as the king <4428> passed by <5674>(8802), he cried <6817>(8804) unto the king <4428>: and he said <559>(8799), Thy servant <5650> went out <3318>(8804) into the midst <7130> of the battle <4421>; and, behold, a man <376> turned aside <5493>(8804), and brought <935>(8686) a man <376> unto me, and said <559>(8799), Keep <8104>(8798) this man <376>: if by any means <6485>(8736) he be missing <6485>(8735), then shall thy life <5315> be for his life <5315>, or else thou shalt pay <8254>(8799) a talent <3603> of silver <3701>.
40. And as thy servant <5650> was busy <6213>(8802) here and there, he was gone <369>. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> said <559>(8799) unto him, So shall thy judgment <4941> be; thyself hast decided <2782>(8804) it.
41. And he hasted <4116>(8762), and took the ashes <666> away <5493>(8686) from his face <5869>; and the king <4428> of Israel <3478> discerned <5234>(8686) him that he was of the prophets <5030>.
42. And he said <559>(8799) unto him, Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>, Because thou hast let go <7971>(8765) out of thy hand <3027> a man <376> whom I appointed to utter destruction <2764>, therefore thy life <5315> shall go for his life <5315>, and thy people <5971> for his people <5971>.
43. And the king <4428> of Israel <3478> went <3212>(8799) to his house <1004> heavy <5620> and displeased <2198>, and came <935>(8799) to Samaria <8111>.
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Jer 47 This word against the Philistines follows on from Jer 25:20 where the prophet had spoken against the Philistines at the conference to discuss the problems of the forthcoming invasion of the Babylonians.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2014 Reply to Peter
47 Jeremiah now pronounces judgment on the Philistines. However earlier prophets had done the same – Amos 1:7and the contemporary prophet – Zeph 2:4-7
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2015 Reply to Peter
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1. The word <1697> of the LORD <3068> that came to Jeremiah <3414> the prophet <5030> against the Philistines <6430>, before that Pharaoh <6547> smote <5221>(8686) Gaza <5804>.
2. Thus saith <559>(8804) the LORD <3068>; Behold, waters <4325> rise up <5927>(8802) out of the north <6828>, and shall be an overflowing <7857>(8802) flood <5158>, and shall overflow <7857>(8799) the land <776>, and all that is therein <4393>; the city <5892>, and them that dwell <3427>(8802) therein: then the men <120> shall cry <2199>(8804), and all the inhabitants <3427>(8802) of the land <776> shall howl <3213>(8689).
3. At the noise <6963> of the stamping <8161> of the hoofs <6541> of his strong <47> horses, at the rushing <7494> of his chariots <7393>, and at the rumbling <1995> of his wheels <1534>, the fathers <1> shall not look back <6437>(8689) to their children <1121> for feebleness <7510> of hands <3027>;
4. Because of the day <3117> that cometh <935>(8802) to spoil <7703>(8800) all the Philistines <6430>, and to cut off <3772>(8687) from Tyrus <6865> and Zidon <6721> every helper <5826>(8802) that remaineth <8300>: for the LORD <3068> will spoil <7703>(8802) the Philistines <6430>, the remnant <7611> of the country <339> of Caphtor <3731>.
5. Baldness <7144> is come <935>(8804) upon Gaza <5804>; Ashkelon <831> is cut off <1820>(8738) with the remnant <7611> of their valley <6010>: how long wilt thou cut <1413>(8704) thyself?
6. O <1945> thou sword <2719> of the LORD <3068>, how long will it be ere <3808> thou be quiet <8252>(8799)? put up <622>(8734) thyself into thy scabbard <8593>, rest <7280>(8734), and be still <1826>(8798).
7. How can it be quiet <8252>(8799), seeing the LORD <3068> hath given it a charge <6680>(8765) against Ashkelon <831>, and against the sea <3220> shore <2348>? there hath he appointed <3259>(8804) it.
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You've Gotta Serve Somebody!
Bob Dylan was declaring truth when he wrote the song, You've Gotta Serve Somebody. This is our fate, no matter who we are. We can serve "King Sin" (the lusts of our flesh), or we can serve God, but we need to choose one or the other while we still have the breath of life and the faculties of our mind. Some who have refused to serve Christ with their bodies & minds, and have instead chosen to serve their passions, have discovered to their horror that there were hidden costs involved which they had not reckoned on.
If the Corinthians did not choose to be mastered by Christ, they were setting themselves up to be mastered by something else. Paul determined to not be mastered by either a dead code (The law) or by his passions. His only Master was the loving God who had created him.
"Therefore glorify God in your body," is the conclusion of the matter. (v.20) Paul will speak again of this in 1Cor 10:31 "Whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God". Paul is saying that God is glorified when we resist the lusts of the flesh to the best of our abilities.
But whatever our past may have been, it does not have to determine our future. If we are in Christ, we have been "washed, sanctified, and justified." (v.11) A great price has been paid for us. "Therefore," says Paul, "glorify God in your body." Make the choice to glorify God. Then, because he loves us, in choosing to glorify him we will find ourselves given life, joy, and by God's grace, a place in His kingdom..
Peter Dulis [toronto west] Comment added in 2006 Reply to Peter
This is about the 'Harlot' and 'Belial' -- they are equal scripture symbols. They are the people who live not by spirit through faith in God, but according to flesh.
First, note that there is no sacrifice anywhere in the Law for the sins Paul lists. They all carry a sentence of death:
I Corinthians 6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators...shall inherit the kingdom of God
Paul reminds Corinthians that they were without hope under the law.
11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed...
He speaks of the nature of our salvation -- faith in God -- not blind following of laws. He speaks of mastering our sinful flesh, but with slightly different wording than he does in Romans.
12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Then he writes about the root of the Corinthian problem: One-by-one they are joining with the world, instead of with Christ! They make sin their master.
15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
We know what Paul is talking about, because he uses the same marriage picture in Romans. Not only do they make sin their master, they make rules and laws again their spouse: which is a double abomination (Deut 24). Comparing with Romans:
Romans 7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Romans 8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, abba, Father.
Paul is not saying laws are evil, he is saying that when we live according to the flesh, Christ's commune body is being joined by us unto the spirit of the world, which is the Harlot. That is because we are the parts of Christ's body.
Romans 7:7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid...
the second Corinth letter says:
Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness...And what concord hath Christ with Belial? (II Corinthians 6:14-15)
Dan Pannell [Norfolk] Comment added in 2007 Reply to Dan
6:5 “I speak to your shame” is a very strong criticism of the behaviour of the Corinthian believers. Yet Paul is still striving to restore them to faithful life and behaviour. Maybe we give up on those of our number who err rather than trying to win them back for Christ.
Peter Forbes [Mountsorrel (UK)] Comment added in 2021 Reply to Peter
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1. Dare <5111>(5719) any <5100> of you <5216>, having <2192>(5723) a matter <4229> against <4314> another <2087>, go to law <2919>(5745) before <1909> the unjust <94>, and <2532> not <3780> before <1909> the saints <40>?
2. Do ye <1492> <0> not <3756> know <1492>(5758) that <3754> the saints <40> shall judge <2919>(5692) the world <2889>? and <2532> if <1487> the world <2889> shall be judged <2919>(5743) by <1722> you <5213>, are ye <2075>(5748) unworthy <370> to judge <2922> the smallest matters <1646>?
3. Know ye <1492>(5758) not <3756> that <3754> we shall judge <2919>(5692) angels <32>? how much more <3386> <1065> things that pertain to this life <982>?
4. If <1437> then <3303> <3767> ye have <2192>(5725) judgments <2922> of things pertaining to this life <982>, set <2523>(5719) them <5128> to judge who are least esteemed <1848>(5772) in <1722> the church <1577>.
5. I speak <3004>(5719) to your <5213> shame <4314> <1791>. Is it so <3779>, that there <2076>(5748) is not <3756> a wise man <4680> among <1722> you <5213>? no, not <3761> one <1520> that <3739> shall be able <1410>(5695) to judge <1252>(5658) between <303> <3319> his <848> brethren <80>?
6. But <235> brother <80> goeth to law <2919>(5743) with <3326> brother <80>, and <2532> that <5124> before <1909> the unbelievers <571>.
7. Now <2235> therefore <3303> <3767> there is <2076>(5748) utterly <3654> a fault <2275> among <1722> you <5213>, because <3754> ye go <2192>(5719) to law <2917> one with <3326> another <1438>. Why <1302> do ye <91> <0> not <3780> rather <3123> take wrong <91>(5743)? why <1302> do ye <650> <0> not <3780> rather <3123> suffer yourselves to be defrauded <650>(5743)?
8. Nay <235>, ye <5210> do wrong <91>(5719), and <2532> defraud <650>(5719), and <2532> that <5023> your brethren <80>.
9. <2228> Know ye <1492>(5758) not <3756> that <3754> the unrighteous <94> shall <2816> <0> not <3756> inherit <2816>(5692) the kingdom <932> of God <2316>? Be <4105> <0> not <3361> deceived <4105>(5744): neither <3777> fornicators <4205>, nor <3777> idolaters <1496>, nor <3777> adulterers <3432>, nor <3777> effeminate <3120>, nor <3777> abusers of themselves with mankind <733>,
10. Nor <3777> thieves <2812>, nor <3777> covetous <4123>, nor <3777> drunkards <3183>, nor <3756> revilers <3060>, nor <3756> extortioners <727>, shall inherit <3756> <2816>(5692) the kingdom <932> of God <2316>.
11. And <2532> such <5023> were <2258>(5713) some of you <5100>: but <235> ye are washed <628>(5668), but <235> ye are sanctified <37>(5681), but <235> ye are justified <1344>(5681) in <1722> the name <3686> of the Lord <2962> Jesus <2424>, and <2532> by <1722> the Spirit <4151> of our <2257> God <2316>.
12. All things <3956> are lawful <1832>(5748) unto me <3427>, but <235> all things <3956> are <4851> <0> not <3756> expedient <4851>(5719): all things <3956> are lawful <1832>(5748) for me <3427>, but <235> I <1473> will <1850> <0> not <3756> be brought under the power <1850>(5701) of <5259> any <5100>.
13. Meats <1033> for the belly <2836>, and <2532> the belly <2836> for meats <1033>: but <1161> God <2316> shall destroy <2673>(5692) both <2532> it <5026> and <2532> them <5023>. Now <1161> the body <4983> is not <3756> for fornication <4202>, but <235> for the Lord <2962>; and <2532> the Lord <2962> for the body <4983>.
14. And <1161> God <2316> hath <1453> <0> both <2532> raised up <1453>(5656) the Lord <2962>, and <2532> will <1825> <0> also <2532> raise up <1825>(5692) us <2248> by <1223> his own <848> power <1411>.
15. Know ye <1492>(5758) not <3756> that <3754> your <5216> bodies <4983> are <2076>(5748) the members <3196> of Christ <5547>? shall I <142> <0> then <3767> take <142>(5660) the members <3196> of Christ <5547>, and make <4160>(5661) them the members <3196> of an harlot <4204>? God forbid <3361> <1096>(5636).
16. What <2228>? know ye <1492>(5758) not <3756> that <3754> he which is joined <2853>(5746) to an harlot <4204> is <2076>(5748) one <1520> body <4983>? for <1063> two <1417>, saith he <5346>(5748), shall be <2071>(5704) one <1519> <3391> flesh <4561>.
17. But <1161> he that is joined <2853>(5746) unto the Lord <2962> is <2076>(5748) one <1520> spirit <4151>.
18. Flee <5343>(5720) fornication <4202>. Every <3956> sin <265> that <3739> <1437> a man <444> doeth <4160>(5661) is <2076>(5748) without <1622> the body <4983>; but <1161> he that committeth fornication <4203>(5723) sinneth <264>(5719) against <1519> his own <2398> body <4983>.
19. What <2228>? know ye <1492>(5758) not <3756> that <3754> your <5216> body <4983> is <2076>(5748) the temple <3485> of the Holy <40> Ghost <4151> which is in <1722> you <5213>, which <3739> ye have <2192>(5719) of <575> God <2316>, and <2532> ye are <2075>(5748) not <3756> your own <1438>?
20. For <1063> ye are bought <59>(5681) with a price <5092>: therefore <1211> glorify <1392>(5657) God <2316> in <1722> your <5216> body <4983>, and <2532> in <1722> your <5216> spirit <4151>, which <3748> are <2076>(5748) God's <2316>.