1 Corinthians 5
Lexham English Bible
Immoral Behavior and Church Discipline
5 It is reported everywhere that there is sexual immorality among you, and sexual immorality of such a kind which does not even exist among the Gentiles, so that someone has the wife of his father. 2 And you are inflated with pride, and should you not rather have mourned, so that the one who has done this deed would be removed from your midst? 3 For although I[a] am absent in body but present in spirit, I have already passed judgment on the one who has done this in this way, as if I[b] were present. 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus, when[c] you are assembled, and my spirit, together with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 I have decided[d] to hand over such a person to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough? 7 Clean out the old leaven in order that you may be a new batch of dough, just as you are unleavened. For Christ our Passover has been sacrificed. 8 So then, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old leaven or with the leaven of wickedness and sinfulness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote to you in the letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. 10 By no means did I mean the sexually immoral people of this world or the greedy people and swindlers or idolaters, since then you would have to depart out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to associate with any so-called brother, if he is a sexually immoral person or a greedy person or an idolater or an abusive person or a drunkard or a swindler—with such a person not even to eat. 12 For what is it to me to judge those outside? Should you not judge those inside? 13 But those outside God will judge. Remove the evil person from among yourselves[e].
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 5:3 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“am absent”) which is understood as concessive
- 1 Corinthians 5:3 Here “if” is supplied as a component of the participle (“were present”) which is understood as conditional
- 1 Corinthians 5:4 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“are assembled”)
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 The words “I have decided” are implied from the statement “I have already passed judgment” in v. 3
- 1 Corinthians 5:13 Literally “from you of them”
1 Corinthians 5
English Standard Version
Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church
5 It is actually reported that there is (A)sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, (B)for a man has his father's wife. 2 And (C)you are arrogant! Ought you (D)not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though (E)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 (F)in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 you are (G)to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so (H)that his spirit may be saved (I)in the day of the Lord.[a]
6 (J)Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that (K)a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 8 Let us therefore celebrate the festival, (L)not with the old leaven, (M)the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote to you in my letter (N)not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 (O)not at all meaning (P)the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, (Q)since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone (R)who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging (S)outsiders? (T)Is it not those inside the church[b] whom you are to judge? 13 God judges[c] those outside. (U)“Purge the evil person from among you.”
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 Some manuscripts add Jesus
- 1 Corinthians 5:12 Greek those inside
- 1 Corinthians 5:13 Or will judge
1 Korinthierbrevet 5
Swedish New Living Bible (Nya Levande Bibeln)
Omoral
5 Så måste jag ta upp en annan sak. Det påstås att det hos er förekommer synd av sådant slag som man aldrig annars hör talas om. Ni har en man i er församling som har ett sexuellt förhållande med sin fars hustru.
2 Och ni är ändå så präktiga, så andliga! Varför sörjer ni inte och skäms, och ser till att ni utesluter denne man ur er gemenskap?
3-4 Även om jag inte är hos er, så har jag tänkt mycket på detta, och i Herrens, Jesu Kristi, namn har jag redan beslutat vad som ska göras. Kalla samman församlingen! Herrens Jesu kraft kommer att vara med er när ni träffas, och jag ska vara med er i anden.
5 Ni ska be den här mannen lämna församlingsgemenskapen och överlämna honom i Satans händer, för att han ska bli straffad, i hopp om att hans själ ska räddas, när vår Herre Jesus Kristus återvänder.
6 Det är fruktansvärt att ni skryter med er renhet och ändå låter sådana här saker fortsätta. Förstår ni inte att om bara en enda människa tillåts att leva i synd, så kommer snart alla att angripas?
7 Avlägsna denne onde mans inflytande, så att ni kan förbli rena. Kristus, Guds Lamm, har slaktats för oss.
8 Låt oss därför fira högtid och växa oss starka i honom, och helt och hållet lämna bakom oss det gamla livet med dess hat och ondska. Ja, låt oss fira högtid med hederns och uppriktighetens och sanningens rena bröd.
9 När jag tidigare skrev till er, uppmanade jag er att inte umgås med ogudaktiga människor.
10 Men när jag sa detta menade jag inte dem som inte är kristna. Det är ju inget anmärkningsvärt att de lever i sexuella synder, eller är bedragare, tjuvar och avgudadyrkare. Ni kan inte leva här på jorden utan att komma i kontakt med sådana människor.
11 Vad jag menade var att ni inte ska ha gemenskap med någon som påstår sig vara kristen, och ändå gör allt detta som jag nämnde eller annat som är oacceptabelt för en kristen. Ät inte ens tillsammans med en sådan.
12 Det är inte vår uppgift att döma dem som står utanför. Men det är verkligen vår uppgift att döma och kraftfullt ta itu med dem som är församlingsmedlemmar och som syndar på detta sätt.
13 Endast Gud är domare över dem som står utanför. Men ni själva måste ta itu med denne man och utestänga honom från er gemenskap.
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