1 Corinthians 5:11

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1 Corinthians 5:11

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Summary

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.

Called

Fornicator

Or covetous

Or an idolater

1 Corinthians 10:7

Or a railer

1 Corinthians 6:10

Psalm 101:5

Or a drunkard

Or an extortioner

Ezekiel 22:12

Matthew 23:25

Luke 18:11

With

General references

Acts 11:3

Bible References

Called

But one brother goeth to law with another: and that under the unbelievers?

To the remnant speak I, and not the Lord: if any brother have a wife that believeth not, if she be content to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

And so through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish for whom Christ died.

If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican.

Ananias went his way and entered into the house and put his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the holy ghost."

I beseech you, brethren: mark them which cause division, and give occasions of evil contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

We require you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us.

If there come any unto you and bring not this learning, him receive not to house: neither bid him Godspeed.

Fornicator

There goeth a common saying that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not once named among the gentiles: that one should have his father's wife.

But unto the ungodly sayeth God, "Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth,

For I fear, lest it come to pass, that when I come I shall not find you such as I would: and I shall be found unto you such as I would not. I fear lest there be found among you debate, envying, wrath, strife, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, and discord.

The deeds of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness,

For this is the will of God, even that ye should be holy, and that ye should abstain from fornication,

But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast, there, they that maintain the doctrine of Balaam, which taught in Balak to put occasion of sin before the children of Israel, that they should eat of meat dedicated unto idols, and to commit fornication.

But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

For without shall be dogs and enchanters, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth or maketh lies.

Or covetous

For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart's desire, and speaketh good of the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

For from within even out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts: adultery, fornication, murder,

Wherefore he said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness. For no man's life standeth in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, either unclean person, or covetous person, which is the worshipper of images, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ, and of God.

Mortify therefore your members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleanness, unnatural lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness which is worshipping of idols:

not drunken, no fighter, not given to filthy lucre: but gentle, abhorring fighting, abhorring covetousness,

They that will be rich, fall into temptation and snares, and into many foolish and noisome lusts, which drown men in perdition and destruction.

having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease to sin, beguiling unstable souls. Hearts they have exercised with covetousness. They are cursed children,

Or an idolater

Neither be ye worshippers of images as were some of them according as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up again to play."

Or a railer

neither thieves, neither the covetous, neither drunkards, neither cursed speakers, neither extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Who so privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him.

Or a drunkard

For every man beginneth afore to eat his own supper. And one is hungry, and another is drunken.

and begin to smite his fellows: yea and to eat and to drink with the drunken:

But and if the evil servant shall say in his heart, 'My master will defer his coming,' and shall begin to smite the servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken:

Take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be overcome with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this world: and that, that day come on you unawares.

Let us walk honestly as it were in the daylight: not in eating and drinking: neither in chambering and wantonness: neither in strife and envying:

For yer that certain came from James, he ate with the gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision,

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess: but be fulfilled with the spirit,

For they that sleep, sleep in the night: and they that be drunken, are drunken in the night.

Or an extortioner

Yea, gifts have been received in thee to shed blood. Thou hast taken usury and increase, thou hast oppressed thy neighbours by extortion, and forgotten me, sayeth the LORD God.

Woe be to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye which make clean the outer side of the cup, and of the platter: but within they are full of bribery and excess.

The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are; extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or as this publican.

With

Them that are without, God shall judge. Put away from among you that evil person.

If he hear not them, tell it unto the congregation: if he hear not the congregation, take him as a heathen man, and as a publican.

I beseech you, brethren: mark them which cause division, and give occasions of evil contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

We require you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh inordinately, and not after the institution which ye received of us.

and vain disputations of men with corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, which think that lucre is godliness. From such, separate thyself.

If there come any unto you and bring not this learning, him receive not to house: neither bid him Godspeed.

General references

If there be any man that is unclean by the reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, let him go out of the host and not come in again,

See that thou meddle not with a fool; and do as though thou hadst no knowledge.

Thou shalt not go into their feast house to sit down, much less to eat or drink with them.

And the Pharisees, and scribes murmured, saying, "He received to his company sinners, and eateth with them."

"Thou wentest into men uncircumcised, and atest with them."