1COR 6:20 Parallel View

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Some older copies read Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which belong to God. But the best copies do not have this reading.

UST Rather, you belong to God, since the Messiah died for you. When he died for you, it was as if God paid money to buy you. Because you belong to God, you must honor him whenever you do anything with your body.

BSB you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.[fn]

6:20 BYZ and TR include and with your spirit, which belong to God.

BLB for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.

AICNT For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body [[and in your spirit, which are God's]].[fn]

6:20, and in your spirit, which are God's: Later manuscripts add. BYZ TR

OEB Moreover, you are not your own masters; you were bought, and the price was paid. Therefore, honour God in your bodies.

WEB for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

NET For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

LSV for you were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

FBV You don't belong to yourself—a price was paid for you! So glorify God in your body!

TCNT for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God with your [fn]body and with your spirit, which belong to God.

6:20 body and with your spirit, which belong to God. 93.4% ¦ body. CT 3.8%

T4T because when his Son died for you it was as though [MET] God paid a price for you. So honor God by how you use your bodies!

LEB For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God with your body.

BBE For a payment has been made for you: let God be honoured in your body.

MOF No MOF 1COR book available

ASV for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

DRA For you are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body.

YLT for ye were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

DBY for ye have been bought with a price: glorify now then [fn]God in your body.

6.20 Elohim

RV for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

WBS For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

KJB For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
(For ye/you_all are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s. )

BB For ye are dearely bought: therefore glorifie God in your body and in your spirite, which are Gods.
(For ye/you_all are dearely bought: therefore glorifie God in your body and in your spirit, which are Gods.)

GNV For yee are bought for a price: therefore glorifie God in your bodie, and in your spirit: for they are Gods.
(For ye/you_all are bought for a price: therefore glorifie God in your body, and in your spirit: for they are Gods. )

CB For ye are dearly boughte. Prayse ye God therfore in yor body & in yor sprete, which are Gods.
(For ye/you_all are dearly boughte. Prayse ye/you_all God therefore in yor body and in yor spirit, which are Gods.)

TNT For ye are dearly bought. Therfore glorifie the God in youre bodyes and in youre spretes for they are goddes.
(For ye/you_all are dearly bought. Therfore glorifie the God in your(pl) bodyes and in your(pl) spirits for they are goddes. )

WYC For ye ben bouyt with greet prijs. Glorifie ye, and bere ye God in youre bodi.
(For ye/you_all been bouyt with great prijs. Glorifie ye, and bear ye/you_all God in your(pl) bodi.)

LUT Denn ihr seid teuer erkauft. Darum so preiset GOtt an eurem Leibe und in eurem Geiste, welche sind Gottes.
(Because her seid teuer erkauft. Therefore so preiset God at eurem Leibe and in eurem spirite, welche are God’s.)

CLV Empti enim estis pretio magno. Glorificate, et portate Deum in corpore vestro.[fn]
(Empti because estis pretio magno. Glorificate, and portate God in corpore vestro.)

6.20 Et portate Deum. Portare Deum est imaginem Dei in rebus bene gestis ostendere. In corpore. Si non parcis tibi propter te, parce vel propter Deum qui te sibi fecit domum. Quam si evertis, peccas in Deum, quod grave est genus peccati; aliud vero genus est peccare in hominem.

6.20 And portate God. Portare God it_is imaginem God in rebus bene gestis ostendere. In corpore. When/But_if not/no parcis to_you propter you(sg), parce or propter God who you(sg) sibi fecit domum. Quam when/but_if evertis, peccas in God, that grave it_is genus peccati; aliud vero genus it_is peccare in hominem.

UGNT ἠγοράσθητε γὰρ τιμῆς; δοξάσατε δὴ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν.
(aʸgorasthaʸte gar timaʸs? doxasate daʸ ton Theon en tōi sōmati humōn.)

SBL-GNT ἠγοράσθητε γὰρ τιμῆς· δοξάσατε δὴ τὸν θεὸν ἐν τῷ σώματι ⸀ὑμῶν.
(aʸgorasthaʸte gar timaʸs; doxasate daʸ ton theon en tōi sōmati ⸀humōn. )

TC-GNT ἠγοράσθητε γὰρ τιμῆς· δοξάσατε δὴ τὸν Θεὸν ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν, [fn]καὶ ἐν τῷ πνεύματι ὑμῶν, ἅτινά ἐστι τοῦ Θεοῦ.
(aʸgorasthaʸte gar timaʸs; doxasate daʸ ton Theon en tōi sōmati humōn, kai en tōi pneumati humōn, hatina esti tou Theou.)

6:20 και εν τω πνευματι υμων ατινα εστι του θεου 93.4% ¦ — CT 3.8%

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Holiness and Sexual Purity

The Bible emphasizes the importance of being holy in our sexual relations. God created humanity as sexual beings, and the first command that he gave Adam and Eve was to “be fruitful and multiply” (Gen 1:28). But after sin entered the world, the good that God had created—including sex—became prone to distortion, and the pages of Scripture are filled with examples of sexual sin. God’s people were called to holiness, and the Israelites were given numerous commands that connected sexuality to their holiness (see, e.g., Lev 18:1-30). The sexual purity of God’s people would be seriously tested in the land of Canaan where illicit sexual practice abounded. Over and over again, the Israelites would fail to live up to God’s standards for sexual purity.

The believers to whom Paul wrote likewise found themselves living in environments where illicit sexual activity was commonplace. In contrast to the so-called sexual freedom of the Greco-Roman world, the sexual life of God’s people was to be characterized by faithfulness and purity (1 Thes 4:3-8). Sexual relationships are to be restricted to marriage alone (1 Cor 7:1-9, 36-37).

God has made Christians holy by the work of his Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:11; 2 Thes 2:13). They are therefore called to live as his own holy people (1 Cor 1:2). God has given them everything they need to live a holy life in this world (2 Pet 1:3-4). As a result, their way of life is to be distinctly different from that of the unholy world around them. Every part of their life is to reflect the transforming work of the Holy Spirit (Rom 12:2).

It is inappropriate for anyone who is united to Christ to have sexual relations with anyone outside of marriage. Such relations violate the Christian’s body, which has become a sanctuary of the living God and therefore belongs to God (1 Cor 6:12-20).

Though homosexual activity was accepted in Greco-Roman culture, it is condemned throughout the Bible. In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, homosexual activity is viewed as a perversion of God’s intentions for men and women (Lev 18:22; 20:13; Rom 1:25-27; 1 Cor 6:9-11; 1 Tim 1:8-11).

Paul strongly warns that those who freely give themselves to illicit sexual relations, whether homosexual or heterosexual, will not inherit the Kingdom of God but will suffer God’s judgment (1 Cor 6:9-10; Gal 5:19-21; Col 3:5-6; see also 2 Pet 2:1–3:13). As with all sin, though, forgiveness and cleansing are available for those who turn to Christ with faith and repentance (Acts 2:38; Rom 3:21-26; see 1 Cor 6:11). In every way, God’s people are to live in holiness and godliness (see 2 Pet 3:11-13), in accord with the desires of their Creator and Judge.

Passages for Further Study

Gen 2:18-25; Lev 18:1-30; 20:10-24; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Cor 1:2; 6:9-20; 7:1-9, 14; Gal 5:16-24; Col 3:1-6; 1 Thes 4:3-8; 1 Pet 1:13-16; 2 Pet 1:3-4

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἠγοράσθητε & τιμῆς

˱you_all˲_/were/_bought & ˱with˲_/a/_price

Here Paul speaks if the Corinthians were slaves whom God had bought with a price from someone else. Paul is speaking of what we often call “redemption.” The price is Christ’s death on the cross, which “redeems” believers from sin and evil powers. This is an important biblical metaphor so, if possible, preserve the metaphor or express it as an analogy. Alternate translation: “you were bought with a price, which is the Messiah’s death”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἠγοράσθητε & τιμῆς

˱you_all˲_/were/_bought & ˱with˲_/a/_price

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Paul uses the passive form here to focus on those who are bought rather than the person doing the “buying.” If you must state who did the action, Paul implies that “God” did it. Alternate translation: “God bought you with a price”

ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν

in the body ˱of˲_you_all

Alternate translation: “with your body” or “with what you do with your body”

Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants

ἐν τῷ σώματι ὑμῶν

in the body ˱of˲_you_all

After your body, a few early manuscripts include “and in your spirit, which belong to God.” Most early manuscripts do not include these additional words. If possible, do not include this addition.

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