1 Corinthians 6:9

1 Corinthians 6:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men
• English Standard Version (ESV)Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,

Context of 1 Corinthians 6:9

7Therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you have lawsuits among yourselves. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? 8But you yourselves do wrong and cheat—and against your brothers and sisters at that! Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, those who practice homosexuality, 10thieves, the greedy, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. 11That is what some of you were—but you were washed, you were made holy, you were set right in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah and by the Ruach of our God.

1 Corinthians 6:9 word by word

ἢ οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἄδικοι θεοῦ βασιλείαν οὐ κληρονομήσουσιν;¶ Μὴ πλανᾶσθε· οὔτε πόρνοι οὔτε εἰδωλολάτραι οὔτε μοιχοὶ οὔτε μαλακοὶ οὔτε ἀρσενοκοῖταιRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ἤē · orG2228
• Know yeεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• the unrighteousἄδικοςadikos · unjustG94
• shallκληρονομέωklēronomeō · to inheritG2816
• the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• Beπλανάωplanaō · to lead astrayG4105
• notμήmē · notG3361
• neitherοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
• fornicatorsπόρνοςpornos · sexual sinnerG4205
• idolatersεἰδωλολάτρηςeidōlolatrēs · idolaterG1496
• adulterersμοιχόςmoichos · adultererG3432
• effeminateμαλακόςmalakos · soft/effeminateG3120
• abusers of themselves with mankindἀρσενοκοίτηςarsenokoitēs · sodomiteG733

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 6:9

• 1 Corinthians 6:2Don’t you know that the kedoshim will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to judge trivial matters?
• 1 Corinthians 3:16Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that the Ruach Elohim dwells among you?
• 1 Corinthians 9:24Don’t you know that in a stadium the runners all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win!
• Exodus 23:1“Do not to spread a false report. Do not join hands with the wicked by becoming a malicious witness.
• Leviticus 19:15“You are to do no injustice in judgment. You are not to be partial toward the poor nor show favoritism toward the great, but you are to judge your neighbor with fairness.
• Deuteronomy 25:13“You are not to have stones of different weights in your bag—large and small.
• Proverbs 11:1Dishonest scales are an abomination to Adonai, but an accurate weight is His delight.
• Proverbs 22:8One who sows injustice will reap trouble, and the rod of his fury will perish.
• Isaiah 10:1Oy to those enacting unjust decrees and recording corrupt legislation,
• Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous one his thoughts, let him return to Adonai, so He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Zechariah 5:3He said to me: “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land: everyone who steals will be swept away from here according to it, and everyone who swears will be swept away from here according to it.”
• Acts 24:25But as he was arguing about righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became afraid and said, “Go away for now! When I find time, I will summon you.”
• Romans 1:18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. In unrighteousness they suppress the truth,
• 1 Timothy 1:9knowing that the Torah is not given for a tzaddik but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and worldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
• 1 Corinthians 6:10thieves, the greedy, drunkards, slanderers, swindlers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:50Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and what decays cannot inherit what does not decay.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom - The unrighteous, , those who act contrary to right, cannot inherit, for the inheritance is by right. He who is not a child of God has no right to the family inheritance, for that inheritance is for the children. If children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ, Romans 8:17. There are here ten classes of transgressors which the apostle excludes from the kingdom of God; and any man who is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Know ye not … - The apostle introduces the declaration in this verse to show the evil of their course, and especially of the injustice which they did one to another, and their attempt to enforce and maintain the evil by an appeal to the pagan tribunals. He assures them, therefore, that the unjust could not be saved. The unrighteous - The unjust ̓́ adikoi- such as he had just mentioned - they who did injustice to others, and attempted to do it under the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-11Verses 9-11 The Corinthians are warned against many great evils, of which they had formerly been guilty. There is much force in these inquiries, when we consider that they were addressed to a people puffed up with a fancy of their being above others in wisdom and knowledge. All unrighteousness is sin; all reigning sin, nay, every actual sin, committed with design, and not repented of, shuts out of the kingdom of heaven. Be not deceived. Men are very much…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9Do not be deceived: Sin is misleading, and believers should not take it lightly or think it is acceptable (Jeremiah 17:9). Continuing to engage in sexual sin without repentance shows a heart not renewed by the Holy Spirit. Sexual sins include adultery (see Exodus 20:14; Matthew 5:27–28) and practicing homosexuality (compare Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:26–27; 1 Timothy 1:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. unrighteous--Translate, "Doers of wrong": referring to 1Co 6:8 (compare Ga 5:21). kingdom of God--which is a kingdom of righteousness (Ro 14:17). fornicators--alluding to 1Co 5:1-13; also below, 1Co 6:12-18. effeminate--self-polluters, who submit to unnatural lusts.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 6:9

• Adultery
• Drunkard
• Idolatry
• Lasciviousness
• Righteous
• Sin
• Sodomy
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Kingdom of God
• Angel
• Drunk
• Extortioner
• Judgment
• Price
• Wash
• Ye

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6

• 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
• 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