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.^(A)

⁸ But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars^(A)—they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur.^(B) This is the second death.”^(C)

⁵ Put to death,^(A) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:^(B) sexual immorality,^(C) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,^(D) which is idolatry.^(E)

³ But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality,^(A) or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,^(B) because these are improper for God’s holy people.

⁸ “‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife;^(A) that would dishonor your father.^(B)

¹⁹ The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,^(A) impurity and debauchery;

¹¹ But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister^[a](A) but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater^(B) or slanderer, a drunkard or swindler. Do not even eat with such people.^(C)

⁷ For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.^(A)