1 Corinthians 6

Which worship songs are based on 1 Corinthians 6?

Pick a Side — Bryson Gray (2021) 1 Corinthians 6:9-10
The verse reproduces several categories from Paul's vice list and the warning that those described will not inherit God's kingdom.
False Teachers — Bryson Gray (2020) 1 Corinthians 6:9-13
The passage is explicitly cited, and the song directly reproduces its opening warning against being deceived while invoking its list of conduct incompatible with inheriting God's kingdom.
HOLD ME — CHANGETHEWXRLD (2023) 1 Corinthians 6:17
The speaker's claim of spiritual unity with God closely parallels Paul's statement that a person joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.
All Yours — Kutless (2012) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The singer rejects personal ownership of his life because Christ paid for his redemption. This closely adapts Paul's declaration that believers belong to God because they were purchased at a cost, making surrender a response to that ownership.
What We're Here For — The Afters (2013) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The second verse reverses the singer’s claim to personal ownership of his life, acknowledging that it belongs to God. This closely adapts Paul’s declaration that believers are not their own because they have been purchased by God.
To God Alone — Aaron Shust (2009) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The first verse's denial of personal ownership closely echoes Paul's declaration that believers do not belong to themselves. The surrounding commitment to glorifying God reinforces this connection.
Hope Now — Addison Road (2008) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The pre-chorus closely adapts Paul's declaration that believers do not belong to themselves into a first-person affirmation. The surrounding acknowledgment of belonging to God reinforces this specific connection.
The Children's Song — Josh Garrels (2013) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The third verse identifies believers’ bodies as God’s temple, closely adapting Paul’s description of the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit.
I Belong to You — Building 429 (2008) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The song links redemption through a costly purchase directly to belonging to God. This closely follows Paul’s explanation that believers are not their own because God has purchased them.
Lay Me Down — Chris Tomlin (2012) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The chorus closely adapts Paul's declaration that believers do not own themselves but belong to God. Its surrender of personal ownership reflects Paul's call to honor God with one's body.
He Moves You Move — Audio Adrenaline (2013) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The chorus closely adapts Paul's declaration that believers do not belong to themselves. The song applies that declaration to surrendering control and following God's direction, rather than Paul's immediate discussion of bodily holiness.
I Am Not My Own — Keith & Kristyn Getty & Skye Peterson & The Getty Girls (2023) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The song closely follows Paul's teaching that the believer's body is the Holy Spirit's temple, was purchased at a cost, and therefore belongs to God and should honor him.
Need You Now — Addison Road (2010) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The singer’s recognition that she does not belong to herself closely adapts Paul’s declaration that believers belong to God rather than themselves. The song applies that declaration to relinquishing self-reliance, without developing Paul’s surrounding teaching about the body.
Temple — Brandon Lake (2020) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The chorus directly adopts Paul's teaching that a believer's body is a temple indwelt by the Holy Spirit. The song's singular, personal formulation especially matches this passage.
Satan, Bite the Dust! — Carman (2017) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The singer uses Paul’s language of being purchased at a cost to ground his identity in belonging to God rather than himself.
Out of My Hands — Jeremy Camp (2019) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The paired recognition that one’s life is not one’s own and that God dwells within closely reflects Paul’s teaching that believers belong to God and are indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
Hammer Time — Lecrae (2017) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Lecrae describes himself as belonging to God because he has been purchased rather than because he is morally perfect. This closely reflects Paul’s teaching that believers were bought at a price and therefore no longer belong to themselves.
Love Divine — Rend Collective (2013) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The worshippers are presented as temples inhabited by God. This specifically invokes Paul's description of believers' bodies as sanctuaries of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Is King — Chaotic Resemblance (2018) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The singer explicitly identifies himself as a temple inhabited by the Holy Spirit, closely restating Paul's teaching that the believer's body is the Spirit's temple.
Heaven Everywhere — Francesca Battistelli (2013) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The song closely adapts Paul's declaration that believers belong to God rather than themselves, presenting that belonging as a reason for self-giving.
You Are All I'm Worth — Jon Guerra (2023) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The speaker describes himself as God's possession and his inner being as a sanctuary, closely reflecting Paul's teaching that believers belong to God, were purchased at a price, and are temples of the Holy Spirit.
Worship in the Moshpit — KB (2021) 1 Corinthians 6:19
KB describes himself as a temple inhabited by God, invoking Paul's teaching that the believer's body is a temple of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
Life Lines — Corey Mills (2018) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The singer describes his living body as a willing temple through which divine life and light operate, invoking Paul’s identification of the believer’s body as a temple of the Holy Spirit.
This Life I Live — Emu Music (2010) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The opening closely adapts Paul's declaration that believers do not belong to themselves because they have been purchased at a price. Christ's ownership becomes the basis for a life devoted to him.
I Am a Temple — John Mark McMillan (2012) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The repeated declaration that the singer’s body is a temple closely adapts Paul’s description of the believer’s body as a temple of the Holy Spirit. The surrounding desire for God to inhabit the body reinforces this specific connection.
My Heart Your Home (feat. Alton Eugene & Chandler Moore) — Maverick City Music & Chandler Moore & Alton Eugene (2020) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The song identifies human lives, rather than impressive religious buildings, as the dwelling place God chooses for his Spirit. This directly engages Paul’s image of the believer’s body as God’s temple.
O Great God — Sovereign Grace Music (2020) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The declaration that God purchased the worshiper, coupled with the prayer to belong wholly to him, reflects Paul’s teaching that believers are not their own because they were bought at a price.
Felix Culpa — Kings Kaleidoscope (2014) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The third verse connects being purchased by Jesus with belonging to him, closely adapting Paul's teaching that believers are not their own because they have been bought.
Beautiful Offering — Big Daddy Weave (2015) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The bridge connects redemption at a cost with belonging wholly to God. This closely follows Paul’s reasoning that believers are no longer their own because they have been purchased.
GIVE IT ALL — Christopher Syncere & Rob Nor (2025) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The lyrics reference the concept of being a temple of the Holy Spirit, which aligns with the passage that speaks about believers' bodies being temples and the call to honor God with them.
Away — KB & Limoblaze (2023) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The chorus identifies the believer’s body as a sacred temple belonging to God, closely reflecting Paul’s teaching that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and should therefore honor God.
Steffany's Prayer — Travis Greene (2019) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The prayer closely reproduces Paul’s declaration that believers were purchased at a price and therefore belong to God. Its appeal for Christ to receive the lives he purchased also fits Paul’s call to honor God with one’s whole person.
Where I Belong — Switchfoot (2011) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The bridge's denial of ownership over the singer's body closely adapts Paul's teaching that believers do not belong to themselves. The song applies that language to bodily existence as entrusted rather than possessed.
I Give Myself Away — William McDowell (2009) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The bridge closely adapts Paul's declaration that believers do not belong to themselves. Its acknowledgment of God's ownership grounds the song's offering of the whole person to Him.
Like You, Lord — Jon Guerra (2023) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The chorus directly adapts Paul’s declaration that believers do not belong to themselves because they belong to God. Its first-person form turns Paul’s teaching into a confession of surrender.
Different Story — Jon Thurlow (2017) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The bridge adopts Paul's language of belonging to God rather than to oneself, expressing that ownership through willing surrender to God's purposes.
We Belong To You — I.D.O.4. (2021) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The communal declaration that believers do not own themselves but belong to God closely paraphrases Paul’s teaching that Christians are not their own because they have been bought at a price.
Love Will Find Us — Jars of Clay (2010) 1 Corinthians 6:19
The song’s acknowledgment that people do not belong to themselves closely adapts Paul’s statement about believers belonging to God. It places that affirmation within a broader reassurance of divine belonging rather than Paul’s immediate discussion of bodily holiness.
Shelter — Jars of Clay (2010) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The bridge closely adapts Paul’s assertion that believers do not belong to themselves. The song extends this language of belonging into a commitment to communal responsibility, whereas Paul’s immediate context concerns bodily holiness and belonging to God.
I Will Glory in My Redeemer — Sovereign Grace Music (2014) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The second verse links Christ's purchase of the believer with his resulting ownership of the believer's life, closely adapting Paul's argument that redemption means believers no longer belong to themselves.
Shammah (feat. Anthony Brown) — Maverick City Music & Anthony Brown & Naomi Raine (2023) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The bridge identifies the worshiper as God's temple and therefore as a life belonging wholly to him. Its resulting posture of comprehensive surrender reflects Paul's appeal to honor God with the body because it is the Holy Spirit's dwelling place.
Stronger Than You Think — Fireflight (2012) 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
The singer describes her life as already purchased and her allegiance as belonging to another. This closely adapts Paul's declaration that believers are not their own because they have been bought at a price, applying that ownership to resistance against the enemy.
Give Reverence & Honor & Praise — Dennis Jernigan (2008) 1 Corinthians 6:20
The instruction to glorify God because one’s life has been purchased closely follows Paul’s argument that believers belong to God through purchase and should therefore glorify him.
Bring the Party to Life — Group 1 Crew (2008) 1 Corinthians 6:20
The online-auction comparison portrays Christ as purchasing the speaker at considerable cost. This humorously adapts Paul's statement that believers belong to God because their redemption involved a purchase price.
Live Out Loud — Group 1 Crew (2008) 1 Corinthians 6:20
The description of Christ purchasing believers connects redemption with God's glory, closely adapting Paul's statement that believers were bought at a price and should therefore glorify God.
You Still Love Me — Koryn Hawthorne (2018) 1 Corinthians 6:20
The description of Christ paying a personal cost for the believer evokes Paul's image of Christians having been purchased at a price.
Nextel — Parris Chariz (2020) 1 Corinthians 6:20
The song directly uses Paul’s formula for believers belonging to God because they were purchased at the cost of Christ’s sacrifice. Its context presents the artist’s life and labor as consequences of divine redemption rather than self-ownership.
Welcome to the New — MercyMe (2014) 1 Corinthians 6:20
The bridge depicts the believer as someone whose purchase has already been completed, echoing Paul's description of believers as bought at a price. The song uses this redemption image to emphasize belonging secured by Christ rather than earned through religious performance.
Broke — Lecrae (2017) 1 Corinthians 6:20
Lecrae describes himself as already purchased despite having no money, invoking Paul’s language of believers being bought at a price. The financial wordplay presents redemption, rather than material wealth, as the basis of his worth and belonging.
Fire Emoji 4 — 808 BEEZY (2020) 1 Corinthians 6:20
The closing ownership language closely echoes Paul's declaration that believers were bought at a price. The song identifies Jesus as the one whose costly purchase establishes the artist's allegiance.

1 Corinthians 6 (King James Version)

¹ Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

² Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

³ Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

⁴ If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

⁵ I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

⁶ But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

⁷ Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

⁸ Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

⁹ Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

¹¹ And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

¹² All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

¹³ Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

¹⁴ And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

¹⁵ Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

¹⁶ What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

¹⁷ But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

¹⁸ Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

¹⁹ What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

²⁰ For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.