New Testament Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5

by Don R. Hender

Scriptural Text [& Editorial]	Commentary & Explanation	Footnotes ~ References ~ JST
CHAPTER 5 The Church cannot fellowship sinners—Chirst our passover is sacrificed for us.
1 IT is reported commonly that there is ^afornication 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 ^apuffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.		1^a D&C 128:20; 2^a Mark 9:2 (2-13); Luke 9:29 (28-36); John 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19); TG Jesus Christ, Glory of;
3 For I verily, *^aas absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning* him that hath so done this deed^a**, 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, ^aand my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5 To ^adeliver such an one unto Satan for the ^bdestruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the ^cday of the Lord Jesus.	*3^a as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present concerning* him that hath so done this deed** The power of the spirit and the discernment thereof bridges distances. Paul here judges by the guidance of the spirit though he is miles removed for the place, time and events.	1^a D&C 128:20; 2^a Mark 9:2 (2-13); Luke 9:29 (28-36); John 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19); TG Jesus Christ, Glory of;
6 Your ^aglorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? 7 ^aPurge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are ^bunleavened. For even Christ our ^cpassover is sacrificed for us: 8 Therefore let us keep the ^afeast, not with old ^bleaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of ^csincerity and truth.		1^a D&C 128:20; 2^a Mark 9:2 (2-13); Luke 9:29 (28-36); John 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16 (16-19); TG Jesus Christ, Glory of;
9 I wrote unto you in an ^aepistle not to ^bcompany with ^cfornicators: 10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the ^acovetous, or ^bextortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
11 But now I have written unto you not to keep ^acompany, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a ^bdrunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one ^cno not to ^deat.
12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are ^awithout? do not ye ^bjudge them that are within? 13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.