1 Corinthians 5:11

1 Corinthians 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.
• New International Version (NIV)But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.

Context of 1 Corinthians 5:11

9I wrote to you in my letter not to mix together with sexually immoral people— 10not at all meaning the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy or swindlers or idolaters, for then you would have to exit the world. But now I am writing to you not to mix together with anyone who is being called a brother if he is sexually immoral or greedy or an idolater or a slanderer or a drunkard or a swindler—not even to eat with such a fellow. 12For what business do I have judging outsiders? Don’t you judge those who are inside? 13But those who are outside, God judges. Put away the wicked fellow from among yourselves.

1 Corinthians 5:11 word by word

νῦν δὲ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν μὴ συναναμίγνυσθαι, ἐάν τις ἀδελφὸς ὀνομαζόμενος ᾖ πόρνος ἢ πλεονέκτης ἢ εἰδωλολάτρης ἢ λοίδορος ἢ μέθυσος ἢ ἅρπαξ· τῷ τοιούτῳ μηδὲ συνεσθίειν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• nowνυνίnuni · nowG3570
• I have writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• notμήmē · notG3361
• to keep companyσυναναμίγνυμιsunanamignumi · to associate withG4874
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• that is calledὀνομάζωonomazō · to nameG3687
• a brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• beἤē · orG2228
• a fornicatorπόρνοςpornos · sexual sinnerG4205
• covetousπλεονέκτηςpleonektēs · greedyG4123
• an idolaterεἰδωλολάτρηςeidōlolatrēs · idolaterG1496
• a railerλοίδοροςloidoros · revilerG3060
• a drunkardμέθυσοςmethusos · drunkardG3183
• an extortionerἅρπαξharpax · rapaciousG727
• with such an oneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• with such an oneτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• no notμηδέmēde · norG3366
• to eatσυνεσθίωsunesthiō · to eat withG4906

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 5:11

• 1 Corinthians 6:6Instead, a brother goes to court against a brother—and before unbelievers at that!
• 1 Corinthians 7:12But to the rest I say—I, not the Lord—if any brother has a wife who is not a believer, and she agrees to live with him, he must not divorce her.
• 1 Corinthians 8:11For the one who is weak is destroyed by your knowledge—the brother for whom Messiah died.
• Matthew 18:17But if he refuses to listen to them, tell it to Messiah’s community. And if he refuses to listen even to Messiah’s community, let him be to you as a pagan and a tax collector.
• Acts 9:17So Ananias left and entered into the house. Laying hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Yeshua, the One who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming—has sent me, so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Ruach ha-Kodesh.”
• Romans 16:17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep your eye on those who are causing divisions and stumbling blocks, contrary to the teaching that you learned. Turn away from them.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, to keep away from every brother who behaves irresponsibly and not according to the tradition they received from us.
• 2 John 1:10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not welcome him into your home or even give him a greeting.
• 1 Corinthians 5:1It is actually reported that among you there is sexual immorality, and such immorality as is not even among the pagans—that someone has his father’s wife.
• Psalms 50:16But to the wicked, God says: “What are you doing, reciting My laws and taking My covenant in your mouth?
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I may find you not as I wish, or I may be found by you not as you wish—that there may be strife, envy, outbursts of anger, self-seeking disputes, lashon ha-ra , gossip, arrogance, unruly commotions.
• Galatians 5:19Now the deeds of the flesh are clear: sexual immorality, impurity, indecency,
• 1 Thessalonians 4:3For this is the will of God—your sanctification: to abstain from sexual immorality;
• Revelation 2:14“But I have a few things against you. You have some there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who was teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before Bnei-Yisrael, to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
• Revelation 2:20“But this I have against you, that you tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess—yet she is teaching and deceiving My servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat food sacrificed to idols.
• Revelation 21:8But for the cowardly and faithless and detestable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars—their lot is in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11But now I have written - I not only write this, but I add more: if any one who is called a brother, i.e. professes the Christian religion, be a fornicator, covetous, idolater, railer, drunkard, or extortioner, not even to eat with such - have no communion with such a one, in things either sacred or civil. You may transact your worldly concerns with a person that knows not God, and makes no profession of Christianity, whatever his moral character may be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11“But now.” In this Epistle. This shows that he had written a former letter. I have written to you. - Above. I have designed to give this injunction that you are to be entirely separated from one who is a professor of religion and who is guilty of these things. Not to keep company - To be wholly separated and withdrawn from such a person. Not to associate with him in any manner. If any man that is called a brother - Any professing Christian; any member of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 Christians are to avoid familiar converse with all who disgrace the Christian name. Such are only fit companions for their brethren in sin, and to such company they should be left, whenever it is possible to do so. Alas, that there are many called Christians, whose conversation is more dangerous than that of heathens!Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Separating from a believer living in sin was intended to uphold the Christian community's high moral standards. This social pressure might also encourage a brother or sister to repent (see 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. But now--"Now" does not express time, but "the case being so," namely, that to avoid fornicators, &c., of the world, you would have to leave the world altogether, which would be absurd. So "now" is used in He 11:16. Thus we avoid making the apostle now retract a command which he had before given. I have written--that is, my meaning in the letter I wrote was "not to keep company," &c. a brother--contrasted with a "fornicator ... of the world" (1Co…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 5:11

• Adultery
• Church
• Company
• Covetousness
• Crime
• Drunkard
• Extortion
• Fellowship
• Railing

In the dictionaries

• Brother
• Evilspeaking
• Fornication
• Glorying
• Leaven
• Company
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Excommunication
• Extortion
• Hymenaeus

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