Definition and Context
In biblical terms, "fornication" refers to sexual immorality, particularly sexual relations outside the bounds of marriage. The term "fornicators" is used to describe individuals who engage in such behavior. The Bible addresses fornication as a sin that is contrary to God's design for human sexuality, which is intended to be expressed within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman.

Old Testament References
The Old Testament frequently warns against sexual immorality, including fornication. In the Law of Moses, sexual purity is emphasized, and fornication is condemned alongside other forms of sexual sin. Leviticus 18 and 20 outline various prohibitions against sexual immorality, underscoring the importance of holiness and obedience to God's commandments.

New Testament Teachings
The New Testament continues to address the issue of fornication, often using the Greek word "porneia" to describe sexual immorality. The Apostle Paul, in particular, speaks extensively on the subject. In 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 , Paul warns, "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God."

Paul further admonishes believers to flee from sexual immorality, emphasizing that the body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. In 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 , he writes, "Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body."

Moral and Spiritual Implications
Fornication is seen as a violation of the sanctity of marriage and the divine purpose for human sexuality. It is considered a sin that not only affects the individual but also the community of believers. The call to sexual purity is a recurring theme in the New Testament, urging Christians to live lives that reflect their commitment to Christ and His teachings.

Repentance and Redemption
Despite the seriousness of fornication as a sin, the Bible offers hope for redemption and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 6:11 , Paul reminds the Corinthians, "And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God." This passage highlights the transformative power of God's grace, which is available to all who repent and turn away from sin.

Practical Application
Believers are encouraged to pursue holiness and to avoid situations that may lead to sexual temptation. The Bible advises accountability, self-control, and the renewal of the mind through Scripture as means to resist fornication. In 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 , Paul instructs, "For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion like the Gentiles who do not know God."

Conclusion
The biblical perspective on fornication underscores the importance of sexual purity and the sanctity of marriage. Through the teachings of Scripture, believers are called to live in a manner that honors God, reflecting His holiness in all aspects of life, including their sexual conduct.4205. pornos -- a fornicator
... Word Origin akin to porne Definition a fornicator NASB Word Usage fornicators (2),
immoral (2), immoral men (1), immoral people (2), immoral person (1 ...
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Objections from the Revelation and the First Epistle of St. John ...
... In short, this Apocalypse, in its later passages, has assigned "the infamous and
fornicators," as well as "the cowardly, and unbelieving, and murderers, and ...
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Of Martyrs, and their Intercession on Behalf of Scandalous ...
... put on the bonds"(bonds), moreover, which, in the nominal custody now in vogue,
[986] are soft ones"than adulterers beset him, fornicators gain access to ...
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The Canonical Epistle of St. Gregory, Bishop of Nyssa, to St. ...
... That fornicators be three years wholly ejected from prayer, three years hearers,
three years prostrators, and then admitted to communion; but the time of ...
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Modesty, the Flower of Manners
... she does not make it; since even the earthly temple of God can sooner have been
called by the Lord a "den of robbers," [709] than of adulterers and fornicators ...
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Epistle Lxiii. Limenius, Bishop of Vercell??, Having Died, the See ...
... 11. In vain, then, does the Apostle say: "I wrote to you, in an Epistle, not to
mingle with fornicators;" [3656] and lest perchance they should say, We are not ...
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1 Cor. v. 11-Sep
... I wrote unto you in my epistle to have no company with fornicators: yet not altogether
with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous and extortioners ...
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Answer to a Psychical Objection.
... 919] Deriving his instructions, therefore, from hence, the apostle too says: "I
wrote to you in the Epistle, not to be mingled up with fornicators: not, of ...
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Hebrews xii. 28, 29
... "Follow peace," he said, "and holiness; Lest there be any fornicator or profane
person" ( c. xii.14 ); and again, "Fornicators and adulterers God will judge ...
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That Gentleness must be Added to Severity, as is Shown in the Case ...
... 94. And that we may know that this person was baptized, he added: "I wrote to you
in my epistle to have no company with fornicators, not altogether with ...
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The Second Canonical Epistle of the Same.
... they be interrogated too, and that a profession should be demanded of them, that
if they betake themselves to a carnal life, they may be punished as fornicators ...
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Fornicators (8 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Fornicators (8 Occurrences). 1 Corinthians 5:9 I wrote
unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: (KJV WEY ASV DBY). ...
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Abusers (2 Occurrences)
... Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,
nor abusers of themselves with mankind, (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Idols (186 Occurrences)
... Revelation 21:8 But as for cowards and the unfaithful, and the polluted, and murderers,
fornicators, and those who practise magic or worship idols, and all ...
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Practise (52 Occurrences)
... Revelation 21:8 But as for cowards and the unfaithful, and the polluted, and murderers,
fornicators, and those who practise magic or worship idols, and all ...
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Forordination

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Magic (12 Occurrences)
... Revelation 21:8 But as for cowards and the unfaithful, and the polluted, and murderers,
fornicators, and those who practise magic or worship idols, and all ...
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Kidnappers (1 Occurrence)
... Kidnappers (1 Occurrence). 1 Timothy 1:10 fornicators, sodomites, kidnappers, liars,
perjurers; and if any other thing is opposed to sound teaching, (DBY NAS). ...
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Unfaithful (58 Occurrences)
... Revelation 21:8 But as for cowards and the unfaithful, and the polluted, and murderers,
fornicators, and those who practise magic or worship idols, and all ...
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Unnatural (9 Occurrences)
... Cherish no delusion here. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor any who are guilty of unnatural crime, (WEY). 1 ...
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Unpolluted (1 Occurrence)
... Hebrews 13:4 Let marriage be held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed
be unpolluted; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. (WEY). ...
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