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1 Corinthians 4:17-5:6
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 4:17-5:6
English Standard Version
17 That is why (A)I sent[a] you Timothy, (B)my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ,[b] (C)as I teach them everywhere in every church. 18 Some are (D)arrogant, (E)as though I were not coming to you. 19 But (F)I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power. 20 For (G)the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power. 21 What do you wish? (H)Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love in a spirit of gentleness?
Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church
5 It is actually reported that there is (I)sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, (J)for a man has his father's wife. 2 And (K)you are arrogant! Ought you (L)not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though (M)absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. 4 When you are assembled (N)in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 you are (O)to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so (P)that his spirit may be saved (Q)in the day of the Lord.[c]
6 (R)Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that (S)a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 4:17 Or am sending
- 1 Corinthians 4:17 Some manuscripts add Jesus
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 Some manuscripts add Jesus
1 Corinthians 4:17-5:6
New International Version
1 Corinthians 4:17-5:6
New International Version
17 For this reason I have sent to you(A) Timothy,(B) my son(C) whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.(D)
18 Some of you have become arrogant,(E) as if I were not coming to you.(F) 19 But I will come to you very soon,(G) if the Lord is willing,(H) and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of(I) talk but of power.(J) 21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,(K) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?
Dealing With a Case of Incest
5 It 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.(L) 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning(M) and have put out of your fellowship(N) the man who has been doing this? 3 For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit.(O) As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus(P) on the one who has been doing this. 4 So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, 5 hand this man over(Q) to Satan(R) for the destruction of the flesh,[a][b] so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.(S)
6 Your boasting is not good.(T) Don’t you know that a little yeast(U) leavens the whole batch of dough?(V)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 Or of his body
1 Corinthians 4:17-5:6
King James Version
1 Corinthians 4:17-5:6
King James Version
17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
5 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
5 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.
6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
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