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A few years ago, an acquaintance was using some verses from this passage (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) to promote a popular "health fad." Because this passage was part of a context (chapters 5 and 6), I decided to study the passage as a whole, to see the extent that the verses really supported what the individual was promoting. This outline/commentary is the result of that study.
Needless to say, the apostle Paul had something else on his mind! [Even looking at just a few verses around 6:19-20 would show you this. I just wanted to look at the entire section, even though it wasn't necessary for coming to this obvious conclusion.]
This outline-commentary follows the paragraph structure of the NIV translation, although other translations were taken into consideration during the study. In the "web edition," I have used the World English Bible (public domain), due to copyright issues, so the wording may be slightly different. (You may wish to look at other translations, as you study these chapters.)
In the outline, comments that are placed in [brackets] are added comments which I believe help show the flow of thought through the passage. They do not necessarily correspond with direct statements within the text itself. Also, select verses from chapter 4 are included at the beginning of the outline, to show part of the wider context.
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Dennis Hinks © 1993, web edition 2004
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