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Berean Standard Bible

“you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.”

1 Corinthians 6:20

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This verse concludes Paul's argument in 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 about sexual purity and the body. In Corinth, as throughout the Roman world, slaves were bought and sold in the marketplace.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.

World English Bible (WEB)

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

King James Version (KJV)

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

American Standard Version (ASV)

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For a payment has been made for you: let God be honoured in your body.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for you were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque comprados sois por precio: glorificad pues á Dios en vuestro cuerpo y en vuestro espíritu, los cuales son de Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

porque Dios nos compró a gran precio. Por tanto, honren con su cuerpo a Dios.

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