1 Corinthians 5:2

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

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

1It is generally reported that there is lewdness among you; and such lewdness as is not even mentioned among the Gentiles―that a certain one has his father’s wife.

3For I, indeed, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already, as if I were present, judged him that has so done this thing;

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 4:18Now, some have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you;

1 Corinthians 5:13But God will judge those who are without. So then judge, and put away that wicked man from among you.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 5:2-7

A Case of Gross Criminality; Christian Purity. ( a. d. 57.) 1 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. 2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you. 3 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, 4 In the name of… Read the whole commentary →

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