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1 Corinthians 5 — Sermon Preparation
Paul confronts a case of sexual immorality in the church and instructs the congregation to expel the offender to preserve the community's purity. Below is a research summary for 1 Corinthians 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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1 Corinthians 5 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ζύμη | zýmē | G2219 | 4 | leaven |
| πόρνος | pórnos | G4205 | 3 | fornicator, whoremonger |
| κρίνω | krínō | G2919 | 4 | avenge, conclude, condemn, damn |
| συναναμίγνυμι | synanamígnymi | G4874 | 2 | company |
| πλεονέκτης | pleonéktēs | G4123 | 2 | covetous |
| φύραμα | phýrama | G5445 | 2 | lump |
| ἅρπαξ | hárpax | G727 | 2 | extortion, ravening |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on 1 Corinthians 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter the apostle, I. Blames them for their indulgence in the case of the incestuous person, and orders him to be excommunicated, and delivered to Satan, ver. 1-6. II. He exhorts them to Christian purity, by purging out the old leaven, ver. 7, 8. And, III. Directs them to shun even the common conversation of Christians who were guilty of any notorious and flagitious wickedness, ver. 9 to the end. A Case of Gross Criminality; Christian Purity. (a. d. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 6 (Acts to Revelation), on 1 Corinthians 5:1–30 (Public Domain)
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