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1 Corinthians 4:18-5:5
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Corinthians 4:18-5:5
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 Now some have become [a](A)arrogant, as though I were not (B)coming to you. 19 But I (C)will come to you soon, (D)if the Lord wills, and I shall find out, not the [b]words of those who are (E)arrogant but their power. 20 For the kingdom of God does (F)not consist in [c]words but in power. 21 What do you desire? (G)Shall I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
Immorality Rebuked
5 It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has (H)his father’s wife. 2 [d]You (I)have become [e]arrogant and [f]have not (J)mourned instead, so that the one who had done this deed would be (K)removed from your midst.
3 For I, on my part, though (L)absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged him who has so committed this, as though I were present. 4 (M)In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you are assembled, and [g]I with you in spirit, (N)with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 I have decided to (O)deliver such a one to (P)Satan for the destruction of his flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in (Q)the day of the Lord [h]Jesus.
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 4:18 Lit puffed up
- 1 Corinthians 4:19 Lit word
- 1 Corinthians 4:20 Lit word
- 1 Corinthians 5:2 Or have you...?
- 1 Corinthians 5:2 Lit puffed up
- 1 Corinthians 5:2 Or have you...?
- 1 Corinthians 5:4 Lit my spirit, with the power
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 Two early mss do not contain Jesus
1 Corinthians 4:18-5:5
New International Version
1 Corinthians 4:18-5:5
New International Version
18 Some of you have become arrogant,(A) as if I were not coming to you.(B) 19 But I will come to you very soon,(C) if the Lord is willing,(D) and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have. 20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of(E) talk but of power.(F) 21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,(G) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?
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.(H) 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning(I) and have put out of your fellowship(J) the man who has been doing this? 3 For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit.(K) As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus(L) on the one who has been doing this. 4 So when you are assembled and I am with you in spirit, and the power of our Lord Jesus is present, 5 hand this man over(M) to Satan(N) for the destruction of the flesh,[a][b] so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.(O)
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 Or of his body
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