1 Corinthians 6:16 — Compare Translations

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Or do you not know and realize that when a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? The two, it is written, shall become one flesh. [Gen. 2:24.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Or do you not know and realize that when a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? The two, it is written, shall become one flesh. [Gen. 2:24.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.”

English CSB 2017 - 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.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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 EASY 2024

Anyone who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with that prostitute. You should know that. It says in the Bible: ‘The man and the woman become as one body.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The Scriptures say, "The two people will become one." So you should know that anyone who is joined with a prostitute becomes one with her in body.

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."

English GNT (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.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

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."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Do you not know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For it says, The two will become one flesh.

English KJV 1611

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

English LSB

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.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

What? 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.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - 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."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

(Or) do you not know that anyone who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For "the two," it says, "will become one flesh."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Don't you know that when you join yourself to a prostitute, you become one with her in body? Scripture says, "The two will become one."--(Genesis 2:24)

English NIV

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."

English NKJ 1982

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.”

English NLT

And don't you know 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 NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, "The two shall be one flesh."

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Aren’t you aware of the fact that when anyone sleeps with a prostitute he becomes a part of her, and she becomes a part of him? For it has been declared: The two become a single body.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Do you not know that he who joins himself to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two shall become one flesh.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And don't you know that if a man joins himself to a prostitute she becomes a part of him and he becomes a part of her? For God tells us in the Scripture that in his sight the two become one person.

English Tyndale 1537

Do ye not understand(Or do ye not know) that he which coupleth himself with an harlot, is become one body? For two (saith he) shall be one flesh: