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
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