1 Corinthians 6
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1 Corinthians 6 is a chapter in the New Testament that addresses lawsuits among believers, sexual morality, and the call to honor God with one’s body.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1 Corinthians 6 canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chapter of the Bible
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chapter of the First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Christian community in Corinth ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Apostle Paul
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surface form:
Paul the Apostle
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| canonicalStatus | canonical in most Christian traditions ⓘ |
| containsExhortation |
believers should flee sexual immorality
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believers should glorify God in body and spirit ⓘ believers should honor God with their bodies ⓘ believers should not be mastered by anything ⓘ believers should not take one another to secular courts ⓘ believers should rather be wronged than bring shame on the church through lawsuits ⓘ disputes should be settled within the church ⓘ |
| containsTheme |
Christian ethics
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Christian identity ⓘ body as temple of the Holy Spirit ⓘ freedom and responsibility ⓘ holiness of the body ⓘ inheritance of the kingdom of God ⓘ judgment of the saints ⓘ lawsuits among believers ⓘ sanctification ⓘ sexual immorality ⓘ sexual purity ⓘ union with Christ ⓘ |
| follows | 1 Corinthians 5 ⓘ |
| language | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| lists | various sins that exclude from the kingdom of God ⓘ |
| mentions |
adultery
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drunkenness ⓘ fornication ⓘ greed ⓘ homosexual acts ⓘ idolatry ⓘ reviling ⓘ swindling ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bible
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surface form:
Christian Bible
First Epistle to the Corinthians ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| precedes | 1 Corinthians 7 ⓘ |
| teaches |
God will raise up believers by His power
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believers have been justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ ⓘ believers have been sanctified ⓘ believers have been washed ⓘ believers were bought with a price ⓘ believers’ bodies are members of Christ ⓘ sexual sin is a sin against one’s own body ⓘ some believers were formerly characterized by these sins ⓘ the body is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord ⓘ the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian ethical teaching
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Christian liturgy ⓘ |
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