1 Corinthians 5:9
I wrote to you, in my letter, not to keep company with fornicators;
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:
In Context
Cross References
1 Corinthians 5:7Cleanse out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened. For our passover, Christ, was sacrificed for us;
2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore, come out from among them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not anything unclean; and I will receive you,
2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and not after the tradition[3:6] which they received from us.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 5:8-9
Exhortation to Christian Purity. ( a. d. 57.) 7 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: 8 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. Here the apostle exhorts them to purity, by purging out the old leaven. In this observe, I. The advice itself, addressed either, 1. To the church in general; and so purging… Read the whole commentary →