1 Corinthians 5:13

But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. GOD JUDGETH. - g, Vulgate, read 'will judge.' God is the Judge of the pagan, not we (Romans 2:12). Paul prepares the way for the censure of their going to law with saints before pagan tribunals, instead of judging such cases themselves (1 Corinthians 6:1). THEREFORE. So 'Aleph ('). But A B C Delta G f g, Vulgate, omit it. PUT AWAY ... THAT WICKED - sentence of excommunication, from ....

13._Put away that wicked person. _This is commonly explained as referring to the person who was guilty of an illicit connection with his mother-in-law. For as to those who understand the expression to mean — “Put away _evil _or _wickedness_, ” they are refuted by the Greek words made use of by Paul, the article ( τὸν) being in the masculine gender, But what if you should view it as referring to the devil, who, undoubtedly in the person of a wicked and unprincipled man, (309) is encouraged to establish his throne among us? For ὁ πονηρος (the wicked one) taken simply and without any addition, denotes the prince of all crimes, (310) rather than some wicked man. If this meaning is approved of, Paul shows how important it is (311) not to tolerate wicked persons, as by

9-13 Christians are to avoid familiar converse with all who disgrace the Christian name. Such are only fit companions for their brethren in sin, and to such company they should be left, whenever it is possible to do so. Alas, that there are many called Christians, whose conversation is more dangerous than that of heathens!...

BUT THEM ... - They who are unconnected with the church are under the direct and special government of God. They are indeed sinners, and they deserve punishment for their crimes. But it is not ours to pronounce sentence upon them, or to inflict punishment. God will do that. our province is in regard to the church. We are to judge these; and these alone. All others we are to leave entirely in the hands of God. THEREFORE - Greek “And” (καὶ kai). “Since it is yours to judge the members of your own society, do you exercise discipline on the offender and put him away?” PUT AWAY FROM AMONG YOURSELVES - Excommunicate him; expel him from your society. This is the utmost power which the church has; and this act the church is bound to exercise upon all those who have openly offended against the laws of Jesus Christ

EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 5:1 _Excommunication of an incestuous offender._ 1 CORINTHIANS 5:1 IT IS REPORTED. The abruptness with which the subject is introduced shows THE intensity of St. Paul's feelings, and his indignation that he should have been left to hear of this crime by common report. The news had come to him "from those of Chloe's household." But St. Paul was not acting on mere "report." The Greek phrase _implies, _"It is notorious that there is uncleanness among you." St. Paul must have felt it to be a bad feature in the character of the Corinthian Church that they had not mentioned this gross scandal in their letter. COMMONLY; rather, actuall

BUT THEM THAT ARE WITHOUT GOD JUDGETH,.... Or "will judge", in the great day of judgment; wherefore though such persons did not fall under the censures and punishment of the apostle, nor of a church of Christ, yet they shall not go unpunished; God will call them to an account for their fornication, covetousness, idolatry, extortion, c. and will judge, condemn, and punish them, according to their works and therefore since they do not fall under the cognizance of the churches of Christ, they are to be left to the tribunal of God; and all that the saints have to do is to watch over one another, and reprove, rebuke, and censure, as cases require, and as the case of this church did. THEREFORE PUT AWAY FROM AMONG YOURSELVES THAT WICKED PERSON; not that wicked thing, as some read it, but that wicked one; meaning not the devil, who is sometimes so called; a sense of the words proposed by Calvin...

1 CORINTHIANS 5:13 krinei/ {C} The earlier manuscripts being without accent marks, krinei (î46 a A B* C Dgr * Ggr) can be read either as present or future tense. Since the expectation of the parousia was vivid in Paul’s day, a majority of the Committee regarded the future tense to be more appropriate in the context....

3. CORINTHIAN FAILURES. CHAPTER S 5-6. CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The Tolerated Case of Gross Immorality. (1 Corinthians 5:1)._ 2. The Call to Separation. (1 Corinthians 5:6). The spiritual declension, the carnal spirit which prevailed among them, had brought forth fruit. One of their members had committed an act of the grossest immorality, which was an unspeakable outrage, such as was not even named in a licentious city like Corinth, where licentiousness of life was a broadly marked feature of society. It was a case of lawlessness and vileness, which was unknown among the heathen. And this case was tolerated in their midst. Instead of mourning over their sin they were puffed up and did not put away the evil doer from the assembly. If they lacked the personal instructio

SIN AND COMPLACENCY (1 Corinthians 5:1-8)...

GOD. App-98. THEREFORE. The texts omit. The injunction is more forcible without it. PUT AWAY. Greek. _exairo,_ as in 1 Corinthians 5:2. FROM AMONG. App-104. THAT, &C. = the wicked (one). App-128. With this chapter should be compared the Lord's words in Matthew 18:15, and Paul's injunctions in 2 Thessalonians 3:6. The aim in every case was to bring the offender to repentance. Note also that this was. moral offence, and no sanction is given by these injunctions to the separation so common now on the ground of differing interpretations of Scripture statements....