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

Revelation 22:15

Or covetous

2 Peter 2:14

Or an idolater

1 Corinthians 10:7

Or a railer

1 Corinthians 6:10

Or a drunkard

Or an extortioner

Matthew 23:25

Luke 18:11

With

General references

Luke 15:2

Acts 11:3

Bible References

Called

But one brother goeth to law with another, and this before infidels.

But to the rest say I, not the Lord, If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she like to dwell with him, let him not put her away.

and so the weak brother, for whom Christ died, shall perish by thy knowledge?

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

And Ananias went away and came into the house; and putting his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to thee on the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the holy Spirit."

Now I exhort you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned:

Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walketh disorderly, and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

Now if any one come unto you, and bringeth not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, nor wish him success: for he,

Fornicator

It is commonly reported that there is lewdness among you, and such lewdness as is not named even amongst the heathens, that one should have his father's wife.

For I am afraid least when I come, I should not find you such as I could wish, and I should be found to you such as ye would not: least there should be contentions, emulations, animosities, strifes, thwartings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: and least,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, such as, adultery, fornication, uncleanness,

For this is the will of God, even your sanctification: that ye should abstain from fornication,

But I have a few things against thee; for thou hast there those that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

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

But without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and every one that loveth and practiseth falshood.

Or covetous

for out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts,

And He said unto them, See to it that ye beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of his possessions.

For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, (who is an idolater,) hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

Mortify therefore your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, disorderly passion, evil concupiscence, and insatiable desire, which is indeed idolatry:

hospitable, able to teach, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain, moderate, not quarrelsome,

But they, that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into ruin and perdition.

having eyes full of adultery, and which cannot be restrained from sin: ensnaring unstable souls, and having a heart practised in rapine; cursed people:

Or an idolater

And be ye not idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play."

Or a railer

nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor rapacious persons, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Or a drunkard

for in eating every one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry, and another is glutted.

and begin to beat his fellow-servants, and to revel with drunkards:

But if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and begin to beat the men and maid-servants, and drink, and to be drunken:

Take heed to yourselves, least at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and the cares of life, and so that day should come upon you unawares:

Let us behave decently as being in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lasciviousness, not in strife and envying.

For before certain men came from James, he did eat with the gentiles; but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those of the circumcision.

And be not drunk with wine, in which there is riotous excess; but be filled with the Spirit:

for they, that sleep, sleep in the night; and drunkards are drunk in the night:

Or an extortioner

Wo unto you scribes and pharisees, hypocrites; for ye clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but within they are full of rapine and intemperance:

The pharisee standing by himself prayed thus, O God, I thank thee that I am not as other men are, rapacious, unjust, adulterous, or even as this publican.

With

But those who are without, God judgeth: and therefore put away the wicked one from among you.

And if he disregard them, tell it to the church: but if he disregard the church too, let him be unto thee as an heathen and a publican.

Now I exhort you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned:

Now we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walketh disorderly, and not according to the instruction which he received from us.

and void of truth, accounting gain to be godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Now if any one come unto you, and bringeth not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, nor wish him success: for he,

General references

And the pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This man entertaineth wicked persons, and eateth with them.

Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them.