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1 Corinthians 5:2
2And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this?
1 Corinthians 5:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You are so proud of yourselves, but you should be mourning in sorrow and shame. And you should remove this man from your fellowship.
Context of 1 Corinthians 5:2
1It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s wife. And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this? 3For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing this. 4So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present,
Read all of 1 Corinthians 51 Corinthians 5:2 word by word
καὶ ὑμεῖς πεφυσιωμένοι ἐστὲ καὶ οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἐπενθήσατε ἵνα ἀρθῇ ἐκ μέσου ὑμῶν ὁ τὸ ἔργον τοῦτο πράξας;Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- yeσύsu · youG4771
- areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- puffed upφυσιόωphusioō · to inflateG5448
- haveπενθέωpentheō · to mournG3996
- notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
- ratherμᾶλλονmallon · more: ratherG3123
- thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
- he that hath doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- deedἔργονergon · workG2041
- might be taken awayἐξαίρωexairō · to expelG1808
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- amongμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 5:2
- 1 Corinthians 5:6Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
- 1 Corinthians 4:6Now, brothers and sisters, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, “Do not go beyond what is written.” Then you will not be puffed up in being a follower of one of us over against the other.
- Numbers 25:6Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
- 2 Kings 22:19Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I have spoken against this place and its people—that they would become a curse and be laid waste—and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I also have heard you, declares the Lord.
- Ezra 9:2They have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, and have mingled the holy race with the peoples around them. And the leaders and officials have led the way in this unfaithfulness.”
- Ezra 10:1While Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and throwing himself down before the house of God, a large crowd of Israelites—men, women and children—gathered around him. They too wept bitterly.
- Psalms 119:136Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed.
- Jeremiah 13:17If you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride; my eyes will weep bitterly, overflowing with tears, because the Lord’s flock will be taken captive.
- Ezekiel 9:4and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those who grieve and lament over all the detestable things that are done in it.”
- 2 Corinthians 7:7and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery in which they have indulged.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
- Revelation 2:20Nevertheless, I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 5:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Ye are puffed up - Ye are full of strife and contention relative to your parties and favourite teachers, and neglect the discipline of the Church. Had you considered the greatness of this crime, ye would have rather mourned, and have put away this flagrant transgressor from among you. Taken away from among you - ̔ . This is supposed by some to refer to the punishment of death, by others to excommunication. The Christian Church was at this time too young…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And ye are puffed up - See the note at 1 Corinthians 4:18. You are filled with pride, and with a vain conceit of your own wisdom and purity, notwithstanding the existence of this enormous wickedness in your church. This does not mean that they were puffed up, or proud on account of the existence of this wickedness, but they were filled with pride notwithstanding, or in spite of it. They ought to have been a humbled people. They should have mourned; and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The Corinthian Christians were proud (see 1 Corinthians 4:8, 10, 18; 5:6), but they should have felt sorrow and shame for the sin among them. have removed from your fellowship the man: This instruction suggests that the man ignored their requests, or that such obvious sin needed immediate discipline (compare Matthew 18:15–18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. puffed up--with your own wisdom and knowledge, and the eloquence of your favorite teachers: at a time when ye ought to be "mourning" at the scandal caused to religion by the incest. Paul mourned because they did not mourn (2Co 2:4). We ought to mourn over the transgressions of others, and repent of our own (2Co 12:21) [Bengel]. that--ye have not felt such mourning as would lead to the result that, &c. taken away from among you--by excommunication. The…Read the comment
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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
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