But the person who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.
Parallel translations
- WEB But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
- KJV But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
- BSB But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
- NKJV But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
- NASB But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
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Quick answer
The one joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him. It matters because our union with Christ is the most fundamental reality shaping how we use our bodies.
Overview
In contrast to the one-flesh bond with a prostitute, the believer united to the Lord is 'one spirit' with Him—an intimate, Spirit-wrought union. This profound joining to Christ is the believer's defining relationship. Because we are spiritually one with Him, immorality is a betrayal of that sacred bond, and purity is its fitting expression.
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Cross-references · 7
- John 17:21–23that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me.
- Gal 2:20I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
- 1 Cor 12:13For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all given to drink into one Spirit.
- John 3:6That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
- Eph 4:3–4being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
- Eph 5:30because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
- Phil 2:5Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,
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