John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 6:20

20. Glorify God From this conclusion, it appears that the Corinthians took a liberty to themselves in outward things, that it was necessary to restrain and bridle. The reproof therefore is this he allows that the body is subject to God no less than the soul, and that accordingly it is reasonable that both be devoted to his glory. “As it is befitting that the mind of a believer should be pure, so there must be a corresponding outward profession also before men, inasmuch as the power of both is in the hands of God, who has redeemed both.” With the same view he declared a little ago, that not only our souls but our bodies also are temples of the Holy Spirit, that we may not think that we discharge our duty to him aright, if we do not devote ourselves wholly and entirely to his service, that he may by his word regulate even the outward actions of our life.

CHAPTER 7

1 Corinthians 7:1-2

1. Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

1. Porro, de quibus scripsistis mihi, bonum est viro mulierem non tangere.

2. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

2. Propter fornicationes autem unusquisque uxorem suam habeat, et unaquaeque proprium maritum.