KJV King James Version
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
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1 Corinthians 6:17
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
WEB World English Bible
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.
ASV American Standard Version
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit;
Surrounding context — 1 Corinthians 6
14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
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.
16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
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John 17:21-23That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.Galatians 2:20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.1 Corinthians 12:13For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.John 3:6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.Ephesians 4:3-4Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.Ephesians 5:30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
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