1 Corinthians 5:5
to hand over such a one as this to Satan, for the destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit may be saved in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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In Context
6It is not good for you to glory. Do you not know that a little leaven corrupts the entire mass?
Cross References
Leviticus 13:21But if the hair is of the usual color, and the scar is somewhat obscure and is not lower than the nearby flesh, he shall seclude him for seven days.
Psalms 109:6He will judge between the nations; he will fill up ruination. He will shatter heads in the land of the many.
Acts 26:18in order to open their eyes, so that they may be converted from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive the remission of sins and a place among the saints, through the faith that is in me.’
1 Corinthians 5:13For those who are outside, God will judge. But send this evil person away from yourselves.
2 Corinthians 2:6Let this rebuke be sufficient for someone like this, for it has been brought by many.
2 Corinthians 13:10Therefore, I write these things while absent, so that, when present, I may not have to act more harshly, according to the authority which the Lord has given to me, for edification and not for destruction.
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 →