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so we, though many, are one body in Christ[a] and individually parts of one another.

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  1. 12:5 One body in Christ: on the church as the body of Christ, see 1 Cor 12:12–27.

so in Christ we, though many, form one body,(A) and each member belongs to all the others.

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15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take Christ’s members and make them the members of a prostitute?[a] Of course not!(A)

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  1. 6:15b–16 A prostitute: the reference may be specifically to religious prostitution, an accepted part of pagan culture at Corinth and elsewhere; but the prostitute also serves as a symbol for any sexual relationship that conflicts with Christ’s claim over us individually. The two…will become one flesh: the text of Gn 2:24 is applied positively to human marriage in Matthew and Mark, and in Eph 5:29–32: love of husband and wife reflect the love of Christ for his church. The application of the text to union with a prostitute is jarring, for such a union is a parody, an antitype of marriage, which does conflict with Christ’s claim over us. This explains the horror expressed in 1 Cor 6:15b.

15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself?(A) Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!

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