1 Corinthians 6:16

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

^{1 Corinthians 6:15 ← 1 Corinthians 6:16 → 1 Corinthians 6:17}

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