1 Korinther 5
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Missstände in der Gemeinde
5 Überhaupt hört man schlimme Dinge über euch. So ist mir berichtet worden, dass ihr in eurer Gemeinde Leute duldet, die verbotene sexuelle Beziehungen eingegangen sind, und zwar soll einer von euch mit seiner Stiefmutter zusammenleben. So etwas ist nicht einmal bei den Menschen erlaubt, die Gott nicht kennen! 2 Ihr aber seid auch noch eingebildet. Müsstet ihr nicht stattdessen traurig und beschämt diesen Mann aus eurer Gemeinde ausschließen? 3 Ich selbst bin zwar nicht persönlich, aber doch im Geist bei euch. Und als solcher habe ich bereits mein Urteil über den Schuldigen gefällt.
4 Wenn ihr im Namen von Jesus Christus zusammenkommt, werde ich im Geist bei euch sein, und auch Jesus, unser Herr, ist dann mit seiner Kraft gegenwärtig. Dann wollen wir gemeinsam 5 diesen Mann dem Satan ausliefern.[a] Er soll die zerstörende Macht des Bösen am eigenen Leib erfahren,[b] damit sein Geist am Tag des Gerichts gerettet werden kann.
6 Ihr habt wirklich nicht den geringsten Grund zur Überheblichkeit. Wisst ihr nicht, dass schon ein wenig Sauerteig genügt, um den ganzen Teig zu durchsäuern? 7 So wie man beim Passahfest jeden Rest von ungesäuertem Teig aus den Häusern entfernt, so sollt ihr alles Böse aus eurer Gemeinde entfernen. Dann werdet ihr ein neuer, ungesäuerter Teig. Und genau das seid ihr doch bereits. Ihr seid rein, weil Jesus Christus als unser Passahlamm geopfert wurde. 8 Darum lasst uns das Passahfest feiern: nicht mit Brot aus dem alten Sauerteig von Sünde und Bösem, sondern mit ungesäuertem Brot der Reinheit und Wahrhaftigkeit.
9 Ich habe euch in meinem früheren Brief[c] geschrieben, dass ihr nichts mit Leuten zu tun haben sollt, die sich zu sexuellem Fehlverhalten hinreißen lassen. 10 Damit habe ich freilich nicht alle auf der Welt gemeint, die sexuell unmoralisch leben, habgierig sind, stehlen oder Götzen anbeten. Sonst müsstet ihr ja die Welt verlassen. 11 Nein, ich meinte, dass ihr euch von all denen trennen sollt, die sich Christen nennen und trotzdem verbotene sexuelle Beziehungen eingehen, geldgierig sind, Götzen anbeten, Verleumdungen verbreiten, Trinker oder Diebe sind. Mit solchen Leuten sollt ihr keinerlei Gemeinschaft haben[d]. 12-13 Es ist nicht unsere Aufgabe, Leute zu verurteilen, die nicht zur Gemeinde gehören. Das wird Gott tun. Aber für das, was in der Gemeinde geschieht, tragt ihr die Verantwortung. »Entfernt den Bösen aus eurer Mitte!«[e], heißt es schon in der Heiligen Schrift.
1 Corinthians 5
English Standard Version
Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church
5 It is actually reported that there is (A)sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, (B)for a man has his father's wife. 2 And (C)you are arrogant! Ought you (D)not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
3 For though (E)absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. 4 When you are assembled (F)in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 you are (G)to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so (H)that his spirit may be saved (I)in the day of the Lord.[a]
6 (J)Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that (K)a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Cleanse out the old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 8 Let us therefore celebrate the festival, (L)not with the old leaven, (M)the leaven of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
9 I wrote to you in my letter (N)not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10 (O)not at all meaning (P)the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, (Q)since then you would need to go out of the world. 11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone (R)who bears the name of brother if he is guilty of sexual immorality or greed, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or swindler—not even to eat with such a one. 12 For what have I to do with judging (S)outsiders? (T)Is it not those inside the church[b] whom you are to judge? 13 God judges[c] those outside. (U)“Purge the evil person from among you.”
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 Some manuscripts add Jesus
- 1 Corinthians 5:12 Greek those inside
- 1 Corinthians 5:13 Or will judge
1 Corinthians 5
New King James Version
Immorality Defiles the Church
5 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even [a]named among the Gentiles—that a man has his father’s (A)wife! 2 (B)And you are [b]puffed up, and have not rather (C)mourned, that he who has done this deed might be taken away from among you. 3 (D)For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged (as though I were present) him who has so done this deed. 4 In the (E)name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are gathered together, along with my spirit, (F)with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, 5 (G)deliver such a one to (H)Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord [c]Jesus.
6 (I)Your glorying is not good. Do you not know that (J)a little leaven leavens the whole lump? 7 Therefore [d]purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, since you truly are unleavened. For indeed (K)Christ, our (L)Passover, was sacrificed [e]for us. 8 Therefore (M)let us keep the feast, (N)not with old leaven, nor (O)with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Immorality Must Be Judged
9 I wrote to you in my epistle (P)not to [f]keep company with sexually immoral people. 10 Yet I certainly did not mean with the sexually immoral people of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters, since then you would need to go (Q)out of the world. 11 But now I have written to you not to keep company (R)with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—(S)not even to eat with such a person.
12 For what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? 13 But those who are outside God judges. Therefore (T)“put away from yourselves the evil person.”
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 5:1 NU omits named
- 1 Corinthians 5:2 arrogant
- 1 Corinthians 5:5 NU omits Jesus
- 1 Corinthians 5:7 clean out
- 1 Corinthians 5:7 NU omits for us
- 1 Corinthians 5:9 associate
1 Corinthians 5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Immoral Church Members
5 It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality(A) among you, and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated[a] among the Gentiles(B)—a man is living with his father’s wife.(C) 2 And you are inflated with pride, instead of filled with grief(D) so that he who has committed this act might be removed from your congregation. 3 For though I am absent in body but present in spirit,(E) I have already decided about the one who has done this thing as though I were present. 4 When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus with my spirit and with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 turn that one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh,(F) so that his spirit may be saved in the Day of the Lord.(G)
6 Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast(H) permeates the whole batch of dough?(I) 7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch. You are indeed unleavened, for Christ our Passover(J) has been sacrificed.[b] 8 Therefore, let us observe the feast, not with old yeast or with the yeast of malice and evil(K) but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Church Discipline
9 I wrote to you in a letter not to associate(L) with sexually immoral people.(M) 10 I did not mean the immoral people of this world or the greedy(N) and swindlers(O) or idolaters; otherwise you would have to leave the world.(P) 11 But now I am writing[c] you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a believer[d](Q) who is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard(R) or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person. 12 For what business is it of mine to judge(S) outsiders? Don’t you judge those who are inside? 13 But God judges outsiders. Put away the evil person from among yourselves.(T)[e]
Footnotes
- 1 Corinthians 5:1 Other mss read named
- 1 Corinthians 5:7 Other mss add for us
- 1 Corinthians 5:11 Or now I wrote
- 1 Corinthians 5:11 Lit anyone named a brother
- 1 Corinthians 5:13 Dt 17:7
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