1 CORINTHIANS 6:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.”
But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit. — Paul's counterargument: there is a primary one-flesh/one-spirit union with Christ that transcends and prohibits lesser unions. The union with the Lord is pneumatic (in spirit), echoing the indwelling of the Holy Spirit promised in the previous verse. This vertical union takes precedence and establishes the measure of holiness: what contradicts union with Christ is ipso facto forbidden.
Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 6:17
“But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.” For the conjunction suffers the two no longer to be two, but makes them both one. Now mark again, how he proceeds by means of the bare terms, conducting his accusation in the names of the harlot and of Christ.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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