哥林多前书 5
不容忍淫乱的事
1 我确实听说在你们中间有淫乱的事;这种淫乱连外邦人中也没有,就是有人和他的继母同居。 2 你们还自高自大!你们不是该觉得痛心,把做这事的人从你们中间赶出去吗? 3-4 我人虽然不在你们那里,心却在你们那里,好像亲自与你们同在。我奉我们主耶稣t的名,已经判断了做这事的人。你们聚会的时候,我的心和你们同在。你们藉着我们主耶稣的权能, 5 要把这样的人交给撒但,使他的肉体败坏,好让他的灵魂在主的日子可以得救。
6 你们这样自夸是不好的。你们不知道一点面酵能使全团发起来吗? 7 既然你们是无酵的面,要把旧酵除净,好使你们成为新团;因为我们逾越节的羔羊—基督已经被杀献为祭牲了。 8 所以,我们来守这节,不可用旧酵,就是不可用恶毒、邪恶的酵,只用纯洁真实的无酵饼。
9 我先前写信告诉过你们,不可与淫乱的人交往。 10 此话不是泛指这世上所有行淫乱的,或贪婪的,勒索的,或拜偶像的;若是这样,你们非离开这世界不可。 11 但现在,我写信告诉你们,若有称为弟兄的人却仍犯淫乱,或贪婪,或拜偶像,或辱骂,或醉酒,或勒索,这样的人不可跟他交往,就是跟他吃饭都不可以。 12 因为审判教外的人与我何干?教内的人岂不是你们要审判吗? 13 至于外人有上帝审判他们。如经上说:“要从你们中间把那邪恶的人赶出去。”
1 CORINTHIANS 5
Immoral Followers
1 t I have heard terrible things about some of you. In fact, you are behaving worse than Gentiles. A man is even sleeping with his own stepmother.t
2 You are proud, when you ought to feel bad enough to chase away anyone who acts like this.
3-4 I am with you only in my thoughts. But in the name of our Lord Jesus I have already judged this man, as though I were with you in person. So when you meet together and the power of the Lord Jesus is with you, I will be there too.
5 You must then hand that man over to Satan. His body will be destroyed, but his spirit will be saved when the Lord Jesus returns.
6 t Stop being proud! Don't you know how a little yeast can spread through the whole batch of dough? 7 t Get rid of the old yeast! Then you will be like fresh bread made without yeast, and this is what you are. Our Passover lamb is Christ, who has already been sacrificed.
8 t So don't celebrate the festival by being evil and sinful, which is like serving bread made with yeast. Be pure and truthful and celebrate by using bread made without yeast.
9 In my other lettert I told you not to have anything to do with immoral people. 10 But I wasn't talking about the people of this world. You would have to leave this world to get away from everyone who is immoral or greedy or who cheats or worships idols. 11 I was talking about your own people who are immoral or greedy or worship idols or curse others or get drunk or cheat. Don't even eat with them! 12 Why should I judge outsiders? Aren't we supposed to judge only church members? 13 t God judges everyone else. The Scriptures say, “Chase away any of your own people who are evil.”