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1 Corinthians 5

It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you — and of a kind that isn't even found among the Gentiles: that a man has his father's wife. And you are puffed up. You should have been in mourning instead, so the man who did this would be removed from among you. For my part, absent in body but present in spirit, I have alre

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The man and his father's wife

It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you — and of a kind that isn't even found among the Gentiles: that a man has his father's wife. And you are puffed up. You should have been in mourning instead, so the man who did this would be removed from among you. For my part, absent in body but present in spirit, I have already judged the man who did this, as though I were there. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, and my spirit is with you, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord Jesus. Your boasting isn't good. Don't you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough? So clear out the old yeast, so you may be a new batch, since you are unleavened. Because Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us. So let us keep the feast — not with the old yeast, or the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

It's commonly reported that there's sexual sin among you, and such sexual sin as isn't so much as named among the nations — that one should have his father's wife. And you're puffed up and haven't rather mourned, so the one who's done this deed could be taken away from among you. Because truly, being away in body but there in spirit, I've judged already, as though I were there, about the one who's done this deed like this. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you're gathered together and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, to hand over one like that to Satan for the wrecking of the flesh, so the spirit can be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. Your boasting isn't good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump? So clear out the old yeast, so you can be a new lump, since you're unleavened. Because Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. So keep the feast, not with old yeast or with the yeast of badness and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

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.

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It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you — and of a kind that isn't even found among the Gentiles: that a man has his father's wife.

Plain English

It's commonly reported that there's sexual sin among you, and such sexual sin as isn't so much as named among the nations — that one should have his father's wife.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And you are puffed up. You should have been in mourning instead, so the man who did this would be removed from among you.

Plain English

And you're puffed up and haven't rather mourned, so the one who's done this deed could be taken away from among you.

King James Version, 1611

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

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For my part, absent in body but present in spirit, I have already judged the man who did this, as though I were there.

Plain English

Because truly, being away in body but there in spirit, I've judged already, as though I were there, about the one who's done this deed like this.

King James Version, 1611

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,

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

Plain English

In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you're gathered together and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

King James Version, 1611

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

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hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord Jesus.

Plain English

to hand over one like that to Satan for the wrecking of the flesh, so the spirit can be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Your boasting isn't good. Don't you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough?

Plain English

Your boasting isn't good. Don't you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?

King James Version, 1611

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

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So clear out the old yeast, so you may be a new batch, since you are unleavened. Because Christ our Passover has been sacrificed for us.

Plain English

So clear out the old yeast, so you can be a new lump, since you're unleavened. Because Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

King James Version, 1611

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:

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So let us keep the feast — not with the old yeast, or the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Plain English

So keep the feast, not with old yeast or with the yeast of badness and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

King James Version, 1611

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.

Don't keep company

I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. I didn't mean the immoral of this world, or the greedy, or swindlers, or idolaters — because then you would have to leave the world altogether. But what I have written is that you shouldn't associate with anyone who is called a brother and is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. With a man like that, don't even eat. Because what business is it of mine to judge outsiders? Don't you judge those inside? God judges those outside. Put away from among yourselves that wicked man.

I wrote to you in a letter not to keep company with ones who sin sexually. Yet not at all with the ones who sin sexually of this world, or with the greedy or takers by force or with idol worshippers. Because then you'd have to go out of the world. But now I've written to you not to keep company, if any man who's called a brother is one who sins sexually or is greedy or an idol worshipper or an insulter or a drunk or a taker by force — with one like that don't even eat. Because what have I got to do to judge the ones outside too? Don't you judge the ones inside? But the ones outside God judges. So put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 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. 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 idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

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I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

Plain English

I wrote to you in a letter not to keep company with ones who sin sexually.

King James Version, 1611

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

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I didn't mean the immoral of this world, or the greedy, or swindlers, or idolaters — because then you would have to leave the world altogether.

Plain English

Yet not at all with the ones who sin sexually of this world, or with the greedy or takers by force or with idol worshippers. Because then you'd have to go out of the world.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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But what I have written is that you shouldn't associate with anyone who is called a brother and is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or abusive, or a drunkard, or a swindler. With a man like that, don't even eat.

Plain English

But now I've written to you not to keep company, if any man who's called a brother is one who sins sexually or is greedy or an idol worshipper or an insulter or a drunk or a taker by force — with one like that don't even eat.

King James Version, 1611

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

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Because what business is it of mine to judge outsiders? Don't you judge those inside?

Plain English

Because what have I got to do to judge the ones outside too? Don't you judge the ones inside?

King James Version, 1611

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

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God judges those outside. Put away from among yourselves that wicked man.

Plain English

But the ones outside God judges. So put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

King James Version, 1611

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