1 Corinthians 6:16
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."

New Living Translation
And don’t you realize that if a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? For the Scriptures say, “The two are united into one.”

English Standard Version
Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.”

Berean Study Bible
Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”

New American Standard Bible
Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH.”

NASB 1995
Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, "THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH."

NASB 1977
Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a harlot is one body with her? For He says, “THE TWO WILL BECOME ONE FLESH.”

Amplified Bible
Do 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.”

Christian Standard Bible
Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.

Contemporary English Version
Don't you know that a man who does that becomes part of her body? The Scriptures say, "The two of them will be like one person."

Good News Translation
Or perhaps you don't know that the man who joins his body to a prostitute becomes physically one with her? The scripture says quite plainly, "The two will become one body."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't you realize that the person who unites himself with a prostitute becomes one body with her? God says, "The two will be one."

International Standard Version
You know that the person who unites himself with a prostitute becomes one body with her, don't you? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."

NET Bible
Or do you not know that anyone who is united with a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, "The two will become one flesh."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

New King James Version
Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.”

King James 2000 Bible
What? know you not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? for two, says he, shall be one flesh.

New Heart English Bible
Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For he says, "The two will become one flesh."

World English Bible
Or don't you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, "The two," says he, "will become one flesh."

American King James Version
What? know you not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, said he, shall be one flesh.

American Standard Version
Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

A Faithful Version
WHAT! Don't you know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For He says, "The two shall be one flesh."

Darby Bible Translation
Do ye not know that he [that is] joined to the harlot is one body? for the two, he says, shall be one flesh.

English Revised Version
Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

Webster's Bible Translation
What? know ye not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Doe ye not knowe, that he which coupleth himselfe with an harlot, is one body? for two, sayeth he, shalbe one flesh.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Know ye not, that he whiche coupleth him selfe with an harlot, is one body? For two (sayth he) shalbe one fleshe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Or do ye not knowe, that he which cleueth vnto an harlot, is one body? For they shalbe two (sayeth he) in one flesshe.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Do ye not vnderstonde that he which coupleth him selfe with an harlot is become one body? For two (saith he) shalbe one flesshe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Have you not known that he who is joined to the prostitute is one body? For it says, “The two will be into one flesh.”

Berean Literal Bible
Or do you not know that the one being joined to the prostitute is one body? For it says, "The two will become into one flesh."

Young's Literal Translation
have ye not known that he who is joined to the harlot is one body? 'for they shall be -- saith He -- the two for one flesh.'

Smith's Literal Translation
Or know ye not that he joined to a harlot is one body? for they shall be, he says, they two into one flesh.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Or do you not know that he being joined to the female prostitute is one body? For He says, “The two will be into one flesh.”

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Or know you not, that he who is joined to a harlot, is made one body ? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And do you not know that whoever is joined to a harlot becomes one body? “For the two,” he said, “shall be as one flesh.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Do you not know that whoever cleaves to a harlot is one body, for it is said, “They will both be one body.”

Lamsa Bible
Or do you not know that he who joins his body to a harlot is one body with her? For it is said, The two shall become one body.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Know you not that he that is joined to a harlot, is one body? For the two, says the scripture, shall be one flesh.

Godbey New Testament
Do you not know that he who is joined to the harlot is one body? for it says, They two shall be one flesh.

Haweis New Testament
Do you not know that he that is joined to an harlot is one body with her? For they two, saith he, shall be ?one flesh.?

Mace New Testament
it cannot be, why, don't you perceive, that where there is such an attachment, they are but as one person? for the scripture says, "they two shall be as one."

Weymouth New Testament
Or do you not know that a man who has to do with a prostitute is one with her in body? For God says, "The two shall become one."

Worrell New Testament
Or know ye not that he who is united to the harlot is one body? For, "the two", He saith, "shall be one flesh";

Worsley New Testament
God forbid! What! know ye not that he who is joined to an harlot is one body with her? for these two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
















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