1 Corinthians 5:2

Verse

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

American Standard Version (1901)

And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken away from among you.

Bible in Basic English

And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And you are puffed up; and have not rather mourned, that he might be taken away from among you, that hath done this deed.

Free Bible Version

You are so proud of yourselves! Shouldn't you have wept with sadness, and excluded the man who did this?

Geneva Bible 1599

And ye are puffed vp and haue not rather sorowed, that he which hath done this deede, might be put from among you.

King James (Authorized) Version

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

Plain English Version

But you mob don’t seem to care, and instead, you think you are great. But listen, you really have to feel shame and be sad, not happy. That man is doing a very bad thing, so you can’t let him stay in your church family.

Translation for Translators

You should be sad about what that man is doing! He should have been expelled {You should have expelled him} from your congregation! But you have not done that, so ◄how can you be proud, thinking that you are spiritually mature?/it is disgusting that you are proud, thinking that you are spiritually mature!► [RHQ]

Unlocked Literal Bible

You are so arrogant! Should you not mourn instead? The one who did this must be removed from among you.

Noah Webster Bible

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

World English Bible

You are arrogant, and didn’t mourn instead, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.

Young's Literal Translation

and ye are having been puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he may be removed out of the midst of you who did this work,

Context

Immorality Rebuked

¹It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife.²And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

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Summary

This verse addresses a serious issue of sexual immorality within the Corinthian church, where a man was in a relationship with his father's wife. The Apostle Paul rebukes the church for their tolerance of such sin, emphasizing the need for discipline and restoration. The verse underscores the importance of maintaining holiness and purity within the body of believers, showing that sin left unchecked can corrupt the entire community. It serves as a reminder to confront sin within the church with love and accountability, seeking repentance and reconciliation for the individual involved.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Ye are puffed up - Ye are full of strife and contention relative to your parties and favourite teachers, and neglect the discipline of the Church. Had you considered the greatness of this crime, ye would have rather mourned, and have put away this flagrant transgressor from among you. Taken away from among you - Ἱνα εξαρθη εκ μεσου υμων. This is supposed by some to refer to the punishment of death, by others to excommunication. The Christian Church was at this time too young to have those forms of excommunication which were practised in succeeding centuries. Probably no more is meant than a simple disowning of the person, accompanied with the refusal to admit him to the sacred ordinances, or to have any intercourse or connection with him.

John Gill Bible Commentary

And ye are puffed up,.... Either with the gifts, learning, and eloquence of their preachers, and particularly of this man, who, by some, is thought to be one of their teachers; and though he was guilty of so foul a crime, yet they still applauded him, and cried him up for a wonderful preacher: or one party was puffed up against another; that which was opposite to the party this man belonged to, boasting over the other as free from the scandal that was exposed unto; or the other were puffed up with their lenity and forbearance, boasting of it as an act of humanity and good nature, and an instance of charity, showing that they were not severe upon one another, for mistakes in life: or else were puffed up and gloried in the thing itself, as an instance of Christian liberty, and their freedom from the law, through a sad mistake of it; and in which they might be strengthened by a notion of the Jews, that it was lawful for proselyted Gentiles to do such things, for so says Maimonides (b). "The sentence of the law is, that it is free for a Gentile , "to marry his mother", or his sister that are made proselytes; but the wise men forbid this thing, that they may not say we are come from a holiness that is heavy, to one that is light.'' But this writer concludes that a proselyte might marry his father's brother's wife, and his father's wife; and so says his commentator (c), and observes, that it was the opinion of R. Akiba, which Rabbi was contemporary with the Apostle Paul: so that this notion prevailed in his days, and does in some measure account for the commission of such a sin by a church member, and the church's negligence about it: and have not rather mourned; not only personally, and separately, but as a body; they ought to have met together as a church, and humbled themselves before God for this scandalous iniquity done in the midst of them, and pray unto him, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you; not by excommunication, for that they could and ought to have done themselves; but by the immediate hand of God, inflicting some visible punishment, and taking him away by an untimely death, which the Jews call "cutting off", by the hand of God; and such a punishment, they say, this crime deserved; according to them, there were six and thirty cuttings off in the law, or so many things which deserved death by the hand of God; and the two first that are mentioned are these, he that lies with his mother or with his father's wife (d). (b) Hilchot lssure Bia, c. 14. sect. 12, 13. (c) Auctor Ceseph Misna in ib. (d) Misn. Ceritot, c. 1. sect. 1.

1 Corinthians 5:2

Immorality Rebuked

Scripture
Sermons
Commentary

Berean Standard Bible

And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this?

American Standard Version (1901)

And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he that had done this deed might be taken away from among you.

Bible in Basic English

And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And you are puffed up; and have not rather mourned, that he might be taken away from among you, that hath done this deed.

Free Bible Version

You are so proud of yourselves! Shouldn't you have wept with sadness, and excluded the man who did this?

Geneva Bible 1599

And ye are puffed vp and haue not rather sorowed, that he which hath done this deede, might be put from among you.

King James (Authorized) Version

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

Plain English Version

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

You are so arrogant! Should you not mourn instead? The one who did this must be removed from among you.

Noah Webster Bible

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

World English Bible

You are arrogant, and didn’t mourn instead, that he who had done this deed might be removed from among you.

Young's Literal Translation

and ye are having been puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he may be removed out of the midst of you who did this work,

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill
Tyndale

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

1 Corinthians 5:2

Verse

Context

Immorality Rebuked

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes

1 Corinthians 5:2

Immorality Rebuked

Church Live Re-Visited: Session Five - Part 3

Carnal Christians

The Difficult Path to Church Purity

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Tyndale Open Study Notes