1 Corinthians · Chapter 5

[ edit] Al out, or al maner, fornycacioun is herd among ȝou, and ſuch fornycacioun, what maner neþer among heþen men, ſo þat ſum man haue þe wyf of his fadir. And ȝe ben bolnun wiþ pride, and not more hadden weylynge, þat he þat dide þis work, be taken a wey fro þe myddil of ȝou. Soþli I abſent in body, but preſent in ſpirit, now haue demyd as preſent in þe name of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, him þat þus haþ wrouȝt, ȝou and my ſpirit gaderid togidere, wiþ þe vertu of þe Lord Jheſu, for to bitake ſich a man to Saþanas in to periſchinge of fleiſch, þat þe ſpirit be ſaf in þe day of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt. Ȝoure gloriynge is not good.

Witen ȝe not, for a litil ſourdowȝ corumpiþ, or defouliþ, al þe gobet? Clenſe ȝe out oold ſourdowȝ, þat ȝe ben newe ſpryngynge to gidere, as ȝe ben þerf, or wiþoute ſour þing. Forſoþ Criſt is offrid oure paſk. And ſo ete we, not in old ſourdouȝ, neþir in ſourdouȝ of malice and weywardneſſe, but in þerf þingis of clenneſſe and treuþe. I wroot to ȝou in a piſtle, þat ȝe be not meynd, or comunen not, wiþ lecchours, ſoþli not wiþ lecchours of þis world, or coueitouſe men, or raueynours, or wiþ men ſeruynge to ydols, ellis ȝe ſchulden haue gon out of þis world. Now ſoþli I wroot to ȝou, for to not be meynd, or comune not.

If he þat is namyd a broþir among ȝou, and is a lecchour, or coueitous, or ſeruynge to ydols, or curſere, or wariere, or ful of drunkenneſſe, or raueynour, wiþ ſiche neiþer for to take mete. Forſoþe what to me for to deme of hem þat ben wiþouteforþ? Wher ȝe demen not of hem þat ben wiþ ynne? Forwhi God ſchal deme hem þat ben wiþoutenforþ. Do ȝe awey yuel þing of ȝou ſilf.