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1 Corinthians 6:17

1 Corinthians 6:17
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

He that is joined unto the Lord,.... As every elect person is; his whole person, soul and body, is united to the Lord Jesus Christ, to his whole person, as God-man and Mediator; even as Adam and Eve,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

But he that is joined to the Lord - The true Christian, united by faith to the Lord Jesus; see Joh 15:1 ff. Is one spirit - That is, in a sense similar to that in which a man and his wife are one…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Is one spirit - He who is united to God, by faith in Christ Jesus, receives his Spirit, and becomes a partaker of the Divine nature. Who can change such a relationship for communion with a harlot; or…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 Corinthians 6:12-20

The twelfth verse and former part of the thirteenth seem to relate to that early dispute among Christians about the distinction of meats, and yet to be prefatory to the caution that follows against…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit Literally, cleaveth to the Lord. No words, save perhaps those in St John 17, could more forcibly express the closeness of the union between Christ and His…