1 Corinthians 6:20

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

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Paul to the Corinthian church, immediately after establishing that the believer's body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (6:19).

The words — ἠγοράσθητε (ēgorasthēte, "you were bought") uses marketplace language for a purchase completed and irreversible; δοξάσατε (doxasate, "do glorify") is an aorist imperative, a direct command rather than a suggestion.

The thread — 1 Corinthians 7:23 repeats the same "bought at a price" formula with the negative command "do not become slaves of men"; Romans 12:1 and 1 Peter 2:9 extend the logic to bodily offering and corporate identity.

Why it lands — The body is not a neutral asset to be managed for self; it is purchased property whose owner has issued a standing order.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 7:23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
Romans 12:1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
1 Peter 1:18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Hebrews 9:12 He did not enter by the blood of goats and calves, but He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood, thus securing eternal redemption.
Philippians 1:20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
Acts 20:28 Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Galatians 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.