1 Corinthians 6:14-16

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¹⁴And God has not only raised the Lord [to life], but will also raise us up by His power. ¹⁵Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Am I therefore to take the members of Christ and make them part of a ^[a]prostitute? Certainly not! ¹⁶Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”^(A)

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 6:15 Corinth was famous for its prostitutes, and many if not all probably practiced their trade in connection with the worship of Aphrodite. Having relations with temple or cult prostitutes was considered acceptable behavior, and Paul’s admonitions here indicate that some of the Corinthian converts were continuing the practice.