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Therefore honor God with your bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_corinthians/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_corinthians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you have been bought for a price: therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For you were bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor <i>and</i> glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for you were bought at a price. So glorify God with your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />for you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God in your body. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You were bought for a price. So bring glory to God in the way you use your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />he bought you for a price. So use your bodies for God's glory. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because you were bought for a price. Therefore, glorify God with your bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body and with your spirit, which belong to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And you are not your own, for you have been redeemed at infinite cost. Therefore glorify God in your bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for you were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for ye were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For ye were bought for a price: then glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are of God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For you are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you have been bought at a great price. Glorify and carry God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For you have been purchased at a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, because they belong to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />For you have been bought with a price; be glorifying God with your body and with your spirit, which are God's. <div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />For you have been bought with a price: therefore, glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />for you have been bought with a price: indeed glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For ye have been bought with a price: glorify then God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God?s.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />for you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />And you are not your own, for you have been redeemed at infinite cost. Therefore glorify God in your bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />For ye were bought with a price; glorify God, therefore, in your body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price. Glorify God therefore in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=1149" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">The Temple of the Holy Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason."></a> <a href="/greek/59.htm" title="59: ēgorasthēte (V-AIP-2P) -- To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.">you were bought</a> <a href="/greek/5092.htm" title="5092: timēs (N-GFS) -- A price, honor. From tino; a value, i.e. Money paid, or valuables; by analogy, esteem, or the dignity itself.">at a price.</a> <a href="/greek/1211.htm" title="1211: dē (Prtcl) -- Probably akin to de; a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.">Therefore</a> <a href="/greek/1392.htm" title="1392: doxasate (V-AMA-2P) -- To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.">glorify</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theon (N-AMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4983.htm" title="4983: sōmati (N-DNS) -- Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.">body.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a></span><br />For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers, / but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></span><br />Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a></span><br />And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-28.htm">Matthew 20:28</a></span><br />just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a></span><br />He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a></span><br />He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a></span><br />Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-23.htm">Colossians 3:23-24</a></span><br />Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, / because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a></span><br />Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-9.htm">1 John 4:9-10</a></span><br />This is how God’s love was revealed among us: God sent His one and only Son into the world, so that we might live through Him. / And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-1.htm">Isaiah 43:1</a></span><br />But now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.</p><p class="hdg">ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">1 Corinthians 7:23</a></b></br> Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a></b></br> Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a></b></br> Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed <i>is</i> every one that hangeth on a tree:</p><p class="hdg">God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/10-31.htm">1 Corinthians 10:31</a></b></br> Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16</a></b></br> Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/6-19.htm">Romans 6:19</a></b></br> I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">Body</a> <a href="/romans/7-14.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/luke/14-28.htm">Cost</a> <a href="/romans/15-9.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-10.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/acts/28-10.htm">Honoured</a> <a href="/romans/9-23.htm">Infinite</a> <a href="/romans/13-7.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-12.htm">Price</a> <a href="/luke/24-21.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-4.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">Bought</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">Cost</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-13.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-14.htm">God's</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-23.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-26.htm">Honoured</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">Infinite</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">Payment</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">Price</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">Redeemed</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-34.htm">Spirit</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-1.htm">The Corinthians must take their brothers to court;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-6.htm">especially under infidels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">The wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">Our bodies are the members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Spirit: </a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">they must not therefore be defiled.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The idea of being "bought" reflects the practice of purchasing slaves or goods in the ancient world, which would have been familiar to the Corinthian audience. In a spiritual sense, it signifies that believers have been redeemed from sin and death through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ. This echoes the Old Testament concept of redemption, where God redeems Israel from slavery in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a>). The "price" refers to the blood of Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18-19</a>, which underscores the immense value and cost of this redemption. This transaction highlights the believer's new identity and belonging to God, as seen in passages like <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> and <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a>.<p><b>Therefore glorify God with your body.</b><br>The word "therefore" indicates a response or action that should follow the understanding of being bought at a price. The call to "glorify God" is a directive to honor and reflect God's character in one's life. In the context of Corinth, a city known for its immorality and idolatry, this command would have been particularly poignant. The body, often seen as a vessel for sin in Greco-Roman culture, is here redefined as a temple of the Holy Spirit (<a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a>). This aligns with the biblical teaching that the physical body is not separate from spiritual life but is integral to worship and service to God (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>). The call to glorify God with one's body also connects to the broader biblical narrative of holiness and sanctification, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44</a> and <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:3-4</a>, where believers are urged to live in a manner that reflects their redeemed status.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of 1 Corinthians, Paul was addressing the church in Corinth, a city known for its moral and spiritual challenges.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a></b><br>A diverse group of believers in Corinth, struggling with issues of immorality and division.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The one who paid the price for believers' redemption through His sacrificial death.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a></b><br>Indwelling believers, empowering them to live holy lives and glorify God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city_of_corinth.htm">The City of Corinth</a></b><br>A major trade city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth and moral decadence.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_redemption.htm">Understanding Redemption</a></b><br>Recognize that being "bought at a price" refers to the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, which redeems us from sin and its consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/body_as_a_temple.htm">Body as a Temple</a></b><br>Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and we are called to honor God with our physical lives, avoiding immorality and impurity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_sacrifices.htm">Living Sacrifices</a></b><br>Just as Christ gave Himself for us, we are to offer our lives in service and worship to God, reflecting His holiness in our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holistic_worship.htm">Holistic Worship</a></b><br>Glorifying God involves every aspect of our being—spiritual, physical, and emotional. Our daily choices should reflect our commitment to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empowered_by_the_spirit.htm">Empowered by the Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit empowers us to live in a way that honors God, providing strength and guidance to overcome sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'bought_with_a_price'_mean.htm">What does "bought with a price" mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_i_glorify_god_in_all_actions.htm">How can I glorify God in all actions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'same_mouth_blessing_and_cursing'.htm">How can you honor God with your body?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_you_honor_god_with_your_body.htm">How can you honor God with your body?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye are bought with a price</span>. That price is the blood of Christ, wherewith he purchased the Church (<a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Acts 20:28</a>; <a href="/hebrews/9-12.htm">Hebrews 9:12</a>; <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">1 Peter 1:18, 19</a>; <a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a>). This metaphor of ransom (<a href="/1_corinthians/7-23.htm">1 Corinthians 7:23</a>; <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1</a>) has its full and absolute applicability to man. The effect of Christ's death for us is that we are redeemed from slavery and prison, and the right of our possession is with Christ. Thus by various metaphors the effects of redemption are revealed to us on the human side. When we unduly <span class="accented">press</span> the metaphor, and ask <span class="accented">from whom</span> we were purchased, and <span class="accented">to whom</span> the price was paid, we build up scholastic systems which have only led to error, and respecting which the Church has never sanctioned any exclusive opinion. The thoughts touched upon in this verse are fully developed in the Epistle to the Romans. <span class="cmt_word">Glorify God;</span> by behaving as his redeemed children, and therefore by keeping yourselves pure. In these few brief words St. Paul <span class="accented">sums up</span> all he has said, as he did in <a href="/1_corinthians/5-13.htm">1 Corinthians 5:13</a>. In your body. The following words, "and in your spirit, which are God's," are a perfectly correct and harmless gloss, but are not found in the best manuscripts, and are foreign to the drift of the passage. Your body is a temple, and in that temple God must be honoured. (As Augustine says, "Dost thou wish to pray in a temple? pray in thyself. But first <span class="accented">be</span> a temple of God.") "Unchastity dishonours God, and that in his own temple (<a href="/romans/2-23.htm">Romans 2:23</a>)" (Meyer). In these clauses St. Paul has touched on three subjects which occupy important sections of the remainder of the Epistle, namely, <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> the relation between the sexes (ch. 7.); <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> the question of idol offerings (ch. 8.); and <p><span class="note_emph">(3)</span> the doctrine of the resurrection (ch. 15.). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">you were bought</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠγοράσθητε</span> <span class="translit">(ēgorasthēte)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_59.htm">Strong's 59: </a> </span><span class="str2">To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at a price.</span><br /><span class="grk">τιμῆς</span> <span class="translit">(timēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5092.htm">Strong's 5092: </a> </span><span class="str2">A price, honor. From tino; a value, i.e. Money paid, or valuables; by analogy, esteem, or the dignity itself.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="grk">δὴ</span> <span class="translit">(dē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1211.htm">Strong's 1211: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably akin to de; a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">glorify</span><br /><span class="grk">δοξάσατε</span> <span class="translit">(doxasate)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1392.htm">Strong's 1392: </a> </span><span class="str2">To glorify, honor, bestow glory on. From doxa; to render glorious.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεὸν</span> <span class="translit">(Theon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">body.</span><br /><span class="grk">σώματι</span> <span class="translit">(sōmati)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4983.htm">Strong's 4983: </a> </span><span class="str2">Body, flesh; the body of the Church. From sozo; the body, used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">1 Corinthians 6:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/6-20.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 6:20 For you were bought with a price (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 6:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 6:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 7:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 7:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>