1 Corinthians 5

(Leviticus 20:10–21; Proverbs 5:1–23)

1It is actuallyG3654 reportedG191 that there is sexual immoralityG4202 amongG1722 youG4771, andG2532 of a kind that isG5108G3748 intolerable evenG3761 amongG1722 pagansG1484: A manG5100 hasG2192 his father’sG3962 wifeG1135. 2AndG2532 youG4771 areG1510 proudG5448! Shouldn’t youG3780 ratherG3123 have been stricken with griefG3996 and have removedG142 fromG1537 yourG4771 fellowship theG3588 man who didG4238 thisG3778G3588G2041?

3AlthoughG3303G1063 IG1473 am absentG548 from you in bodyG4983, I am presentG3918 with you in spiritG4151, and I have already pronounced judgmentG2235G2919 on theG3588 one who didG2716 thisG3778, just as ifG5613 I were presentG3918. 4When youG4771 are assembledG4863 inG1722 theG3588 nameG3686 ofG3588 ourG1473 LordG2962 JesusG24241 andG2532 IG1699 am with you in spiritG4151, along withG4862 theG3588 powerG1411 of theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424, 5handG3860 this man overG5108 to SatanG4567 forG1519 the destructionG3639 of theG3588 fleshG4561, so thatG2443 his spiritG4151 may be savedG4982 onG1722 theG3588 DayG2250 of theG3588 LordG2962.2

6YourG4771 boastingG2745 is notG3756 goodG2570. Do you not knowG3756G1492 thatG3754 a littleG3398 leavenG2219 works throughG2220 theG3588 wholeG3650 batchG5445 of dough? 7Get rid ofG1571 theG3588 oldG3820 leavenG2219, thatG2443 you may beG1510 a newG3501 unleavenedG106 batchG5445, asG2531 you really areG1510. ForG1063 ChristG5547, ourG1473 Passover lambG3957, has been sacrificedG2380. 8ThereforeG5620 let us keep the feastG1858, notG3361 withG1722 the oldG3820 bread, leavenedG2219G3366G1722 with maliceG2549 andG2532 wickednessG4189, butG235 withG1722 the unleavenedG106 bread of sincerityG1505 andG2532 of truthG225.

Expel the Immoral Brother

9I wroteG1125 youG4771 inG1722 my letterG1992 notG3361 to associate withG4874 sexually immoralG4205 people. 10I was notG3756 including theG3588 sexually immoralG4205 of thisG3778 worldG2889, orG2228 theG3588 greedyG4123 andG2532 swindlersG727, orG2228 idolatersG1496. In that caseG686 you would haveG3784 to leaveG1831G1537 this worldG2889. 11ButG1161 nowG3568 I am writingG1125 youG4771 notG3361 to associate withG4874 anyoneG5100 who claims to beG3687 a brotherG80 but isG1510 sexually immoralG4205 orG2228 greedyG4123, an idolaterG1496 orG2228 a verbal abuserG3060, a drunkardG3183 orG2228 a swindlerG727. WithG3588 such a manG5108 do not evenG3366 eatG4906.

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WhatG5101 business of mineG1473 is it to judgeG2919 thoseG3588 outsideG1854 the church? Are youG4771 notG3780 to judgeG2919 thoseG3588 insideG2080? 13GodG2316 will judgeG2919 thoseG3588 outsideG1854. “ExpelG1808 theG3588 wickedG4190 man fromG1537 among youG4771G846.”3