1 Corinthians 5:5

1 Corinthians 5:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• New International Version (NIV)hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Context of 1 Corinthians 5:5

3My body is not there with you, but my spirit is with you. It seems like I am present with you. So I have already decided about this man. This is how you should punish him for what he has done. 4You have the authority of the Lord Jesus to do this. When you meet together as a group, my spirit will be with you. The power of our Lord Jesus will also be with you. When you meet, put this man under Satan's authority. Satan will then destroy the man's body. Then God may save the man's spirit on the day when the Lord Jesus returns. 6You should not be so proud of yourselves. Think about what yeast does in bread. A very small amount of yeast changes the whole loaf of bread. 7The yeast in the flour is like one person who does wrong things. You must remove this old yeast from among you. Then you will be like a new loaf of bread. You are really like a loaf which has no yeast in it. You are pure, because Christ died as a sacrifice on our behalf. He is like the lamb that the Israelites killed for their Passover meal.

1 Corinthians 5:5 word by word

παραδοῦναι τὸν τοιοῦτον τῷ σατανᾷ εἰς ὄλεθρον τῆς σαρκός, ἵνα τὸ πνεῦμα σωθῇ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ κυρίουRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• To deliverπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• such an oneτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• unto SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the destructionὄλεθροςolethros · destructiveG3639
• of the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• the spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• may be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 5:5

• Job 2:6So the Lord said to Satan, ‘I agree to give you power over Job himself. But you must not cause his death.’
• Psalms 109:6Find an evil man to judge my enemy! Put somebody at his right side to accuse him!
• 2 Corinthians 2:6Most of you have agreed to punish him. That should be enough.
• 2 Corinthians 10:6You must show that you are ready to obey completely. Then we will be ready to punish anyone who refuses to obey in any way.
• 2 Corinthians 13:10That is why I am writing these things to you now, while I am away from you. Then, when I arrive, I will not need to be angry with you. I will not have to use my authority to punish you. The Lord gave that authority to me to help you to become stronger as believers. He did not give it to me so that I could destroy you.
• Acts 26:18You will help them to understand what is really true. They are like people who live in the dark. Teach them what is true about me. Then they will be like people who live in the light. Now Satan has power over them. Lead them from there into God's kingdom. Then God will forgive them for the wrong things that they have done. Because they believe in me, God will accept them as his own people.” ’
• 1 Timothy 1:20Hymenaeus and Alexander are people like that. I have given them to Satan so that he may punish them. Then they will learn not to say bad things against God any more.
• 1 Corinthians 11:32But the Lord does need to punish us sometimes. When he does that, he is teaching us not to do wrong things. Then we will not be guilty, like other people who do not know God.
• 2 Corinthians 2:7Now, you should forgive him. You should comfort him. If you do not do that, he may become too sad. He may not be able to think properly.
• Galatians 6:1My friends, if you see that someone among you is doing a wrong thing, you must warn that person. Those of you who have help from God's Spirit should tell that person how to live in a good way. But you must be patient and respect him. Be very careful yourselves, so that you do not also want to do wrong things.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:14Maybe someone among you will not obey the message that we have written in this letter. Make sure that everyone knows about someone like that. Do not be friends with him, so that he may become ashamed.
• James 5:19My Christian friends, if anyone among you turns away from God's true message, you should help him. Try to bring him back to God.
• 1 John 5:16If you see that another Christian is doing something bad, this is what you should do. If it is a sin that does not cause death, pray that God will help him. Then God will help that person to live for ever with him. That is for a sin which does not cause death. But there is a sin that causes death. If another Christian does that, I am not saying that you should pray for God to help that person.
• Jude 1:22Help those people who do not know whether to trust God. Be kind to them.
• 1 Corinthians 1:8God will also keep you safe and strong until the end. Then, on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns, you will not be guilty of anything wrong.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 5:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5To deliver such a one unto Satan - There is no evidence that delivering to Satan was any form of excommunication known either among the Jews or the Christians. Lightfoot, Selden, and Schoettgen, who have searched all the Jewish records, have found nothing that answers to this: it was a species of punishment administered in extraordinary cases, in which the body and the mind of an incorrigible transgressor were delivered by the authority of God into the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5To deliver - This is the sentence which is to be executed. You are to deliver him to Satan, etc. Unto Satan - Beza, and the Latin fathers, suppose that this is only an expression of excommunication. They say, that in the Scriptures there are but two kingdoms recognized - the kingdom of God, or the church, and the kingdom of the world, which is regarded as under the control of Satan; and that to exclude a man from one is to subject him to the dominion of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5The instruction to remove this man is not directly in the Greek text but is suggested by 1 Corinthians 5:2, 13. hand this man over to Satan: Compare with 1 Timothy 1:20. Those outside God's church fall under Satan's power and control (see Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 5:19). for the destruction of the flesh: The flesh could mean his evil desires or his physical life (for example, so that he will die). so that his spirit may be saved: He might repent and avoid…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Besides excommunication (of which the Corinthians themselves had the power), Paul delegates here to the Corinthian Church his own special power as an apostle, of inflicting corporeal disease or death in punishment for sin ("to deliver to Satan such an one," that is, so heinous a sinner). For instances of this power, see Ac 5:1-11; 13:11; 1Ti 1:20. As Satan receives power at times to try the godly, as Job (Job 2:4-7) and Paul (2Co 12:7; compare also as…Read the comment

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• Jesus
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings