The Duty of the Church in Cases of Open Immorality
1 Corinthians 5:1-13
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles…


I. TO ITSELF.

1. Humiliation.

2. Sorrow.

3. Purgation.

II. TO THE OFFENDER.

1. Separation from the Christian fellowship.

2. Yet in earnest hope of repentance and amendment.

(J. Lyth, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

WEB: It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one has his father's wife.




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