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.

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

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,

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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.

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us:

Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:

10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

11 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 idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Inmoralidad en la iglesia de Corinto

En efecto, se oye que entre ustedes hay inmoralidad, y una inmoralidad tal como no existe ni siquiera entre los gentiles, al extremo de que alguien tiene la mujer de su padre(A). ¡Y ustedes se han vuelto[a] arrogantes[b](B) en lugar de haberse entristecido(C), para que el que de entre ustedes ha cometido esta acción fuera expulsado de en medio de ustedes(D)!

Pues yo, por mi parte, aunque ausente en cuerpo pero presente en espíritu(E), como si estuviera presente, ya he juzgado al que cometió tal acción. En el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesús(F), cuando estén reunidos, y yo con ustedes en espíritu, con el poder[c] de nuestro Señor Jesús(G), entreguen a ese tal a Satanás(H) para la destrucción de su carne, a fin de que su espíritu sea salvo(I) en el día del Señor Jesús[d](J).

La jactancia de ustedes no es buena(K). ¿No saben(L) que un poco de levadura fermenta toda la masa(M)? Limpien la levadura vieja para que sean masa nueva, así como lo son en realidad sin levadura. Porque aun Cristo, nuestra Pascua, ha sido sacrificado(N). Por tanto, celebremos la fiesta no con la levadura vieja, ni con la levadura de malicia y maldad, sino con panes sin levadura(O) de sinceridad y de verdad.

En mi carta les escribí que no anduvieran en compañía de personas inmorales(P). 10 No me refería a la gente inmoral de este mundo, o a los codiciosos y estafadores, o a los idólatras(Q), porque entonces tendrían ustedes que salirse del mundo. 11 Sino que en efecto les escribí que no anduvieran[e] en compañía de ninguno que, llamándose hermano, es una persona inmoral(R), o avaro, o idólatra(S), o difamador, o borracho, o estafador. Con esa persona, ni siquiera coman.

12 Pues ¿por qué he de juzgar yo a los de afuera(T)? ¿No juzgan ustedes a los que están dentro de la iglesia(U)? 13 Pero Dios juzga[f] a los que están fuera. Expulsen al malvado de entre ustedes(V).

Footnotes

  1. 5:2 O ¿Se han vuelto.
  2. 5:2 Lit. hinchados o inflados.
  3. 5:4 Lit. y mi espíritu con el poder.
  4. 5:5 Algunos mss. antiguos no incluyen: Jesús.
  5. 5:11 O Pero ahora les escribo que no anden.
  6. 5:13 O juzgará.

Immorality Defiles the Church

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even [a]named among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s (A)wife! (B)And you are [b]puffed up, and have not rather (C)mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you. (D)For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed. In the (E)name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, (F)with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, (G)deliver such a one to (H)Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord [c]Jesus.

(I)Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that (J)a little leaven leavens the whole lump? Therefore [d]purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed (K)Christ, our (L)Passover, was sacrificed [e]for us. Therefore (M)let us keep the feast, (N)not with old leaven, nor (O)with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Immorality Must Be Judged

I wrote to you in my epistle (P)not to [f]keep company with sexually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go (Q)out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to keep company (R)with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—(S)not even to eat with such a person.

12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore (T)“put away from yourselves the evil person.”

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 5:1 NU omits named
  2. 1 Corinthians 5:2 arrogant
  3. 1 Corinthians 5:5 NU omits Jesus
  4. 1 Corinthians 5:7 clean out
  5. 1 Corinthians 5:7 NU omits for us
  6. 1 Corinthians 5:9 associate