⁹ I wrote to you in my letter ^(A)not to associate with sexually immoral people— ^10 (B)not at all meaning ^(C)the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, ^(D)since then you would need to go out of the world. ¹¹ But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone ^(E)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 ^(F)outsiders? ^(G)Is it not those inside the church^[a] whom you are to judge? ¹³ God judges^[b] those outside. ^(H)“Purge the evil person from among you.”

⁹ Or do you not know that the unrighteous^[a] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: ^(A)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,^{[b] 10} nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹ And ^(B)such were some of you. But ^(C)you were washed, ^(D)you were sanctified, ^(E)you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Flee Sexual Immorality

^12 (F)“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. ^13 (G)“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one ^(H)and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but ^(I)for the Lord, and ^(J)the Lord for the body. ¹⁴ And ^(K)God raised the Lord and ^(L)will also raise us up ^(M)by his power. ¹⁵ Do you not know that ^(N)your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! ¹⁶ Or do you not know that he who is joined^[c] to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, ^(O)“The two will become one flesh.” ¹⁷ But he who is joined to the Lord ^(P)becomes one spirit with him. ^18 (Q)Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin^[d] a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person ^(R)sins against his own body. ¹⁹ Or ^(S)do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? ^(T)You are not your own, ^20 (U)for you were bought with a price. ^(V)So glorify God in your body.