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

Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church

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. And (C)you are arrogant! Ought you (D)not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.

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. When you are assembled (F)in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 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]

(J)Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that (K)a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 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. 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.

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. 1 Corinthians 5:5 Some manuscripts add Jesus
  2. 1 Corinthians 5:12 Greek those inside
  3. 1 Corinthians 5:13 Or will judge

Un problema moral en la iglesia

Se dice que entre ustedes hay un pecado sexual tan grave que ni siquiera lo cometen los que no conocen a Dios. Dicen que uno de ustedes tiene como mujer a la esposa de su propio padre. ¡Y todavía están orgullosos! ¡Deberían más bien estar tristes! El hombre que cometió ese pecado debería ser expulsado de entre ustedes. Yo no estoy presente físicamente con ustedes, pero los acompaño en espíritu. Aun estando lejos, ya he juzgado a ese hombre como si yo estuviera allá con ustedes. Reúnanse en el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesús, y yo los estaré acompañando en espíritu. El poder de nuestro Señor Jesús se hará presente. En ese momento, entreguen a Satanás al que cometió el pecado. Su deseo pecaminoso[a] será destruido, pero su espíritu será salvo en el día en que el Señor venga.

Dejen de alabarse a sí mismos, y recuerden el dicho: «Sólo un poco de levadura fermenta toda la masa». Desháganse de la levadura vieja para que puedan ser como masa nueva. Pues ustedes son como el pan de la Pascua, que no tiene levadura,[b] porque Cristo, nuestro cordero de la Pascua[c] ya ha sido sacrificado. Así que, celebremos la Pascua, pero sin el pan que tiene levadura vieja, porque esa es la levadura del pecado y de la maldad. Celebremos mejor con el pan sin levadura que es el pan de la sinceridad y de la verdad.

En la carta pasada les dije que no tuvieran nada que ver con la gente que practica inmoralidad sexual. 10 Pero eso no significa que deban separarse por completo de la gente de este mundo que comete inmoralidades sexuales, ni de los avaros, ni de los estafadores, ni de los que adoran ídolos. Para lograrlo tendrían que dejar este mundo ustedes mismos. 11 Lo que les digo es que no tengan nada que ver con ninguno que diciendo ser hermano en Cristo, practique pecado sexual, robe, adore ídolos o insulte a los demás, o que sea borracho o estafador. Ni siquiera se junten a comer con ese tipo de gente.

12 ¿Acaso me corresponde a mí juzgar a los que están fuera de la iglesia? ¿No son ustedes los que tienen el deber de juzgar a los que pertenecen a la iglesia? 13 (A)Dios juzgará a los que están fuera de la iglesia. Así que «echen de su grupo al perverso».[d]

Footnotes

  1. 5:5 Su deseo pecaminoso o Su cuerpo.
  2. 5:7 el pan […] levadura Pan especial que los judíos comían en la cena de la Pascua cada año. Pablo quiere decir que los creyentes están libres de pecado, así como el pan de la Pascua no tiene levadura.
  3. 5:7 cordero de la Pascua Jesús fue sacrificado por su pueblo, así como se sacrificaba un cordero para la cena de la Pascua.
  4. 5:13 Cita de Dt 22:21, 24.