1 Corinthians 5:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-6

Here the apostle states the case; and, I. Lets them know what was the common or general report concerning them, that one of their community was guilty of fornication, 1 Cor. 5:1. It was told in all places, to their dishonour, and the reproach of Christians. And it was the more reproachful because it could not be denied. Note, The heinous sins of professed Christians are quickly noted and noised abroad. We should walk circumspectly, for many eyes are upon us, and many mouths will be opened... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 5:1-8

5:1-8 It is actually reported that there is unchastity among you, and unchastity so monstrous that it does not even exist among the heathen, unchastity the consequence of which is that a certain man has formed a union with his father's wife; and you have regarded the matter with inflated self-complacency and you have not--as you should have--regarded it with a grief so bitter that it would take steps to see that the perpetrator of this deed should be removed from your midst. Now I, absent in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you ,.... The apostle having reproved the Corinthians for their schisms and divisions about their ministers, proceeds to charge them with immoralities committed among them, and which were connived at, and took no notice of by them; and particularly a very notorious one, which he here mentions with its aggravated circumstances. It was done among them; not only by one of their citizens, nor merely by one of their hearers, but by one of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 5:1

There is fornication among you - The word πορνεια , which we translate fornication in this place, must be understood in its utmost latitude of meaning, as implying all kinds of impurity; for, that the Corinthians were notoriously guilty of every species of irregularity and debauch, we have already seen; and it is not likely that in speaking on this subject, in reference to a people so very notorious, he would refer to only one species of impurity, and that not the most flagitious. That... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 5:1

Verse 1 1.It is generally reported that there is among you. Those contentions having originated, as has been observed, in presumption and excessive confidence, he most appropriately proceeds to make mention of their diseases, the knowledge of which should have the effect of humbling them. First of all, he shows them what enormous wickedness it is to allow one of their society to have an illicit connection with his mother-in-law. It is not certain, whether he had seduced her from his father as a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1

It is reported. The abruptness with which the subject is introduced shows the intensity of St. Paul's feelings, and his indignation that he should have been left to hear of this crime by common report. The news had come to him "from those of Chloe's household." But St. Paul was not acting on mere "report." The Greek phrase implies, "It is notorious that there is uncleanness among you." St. Paul must have felt it to be a bad feature in the character of the Corinthian Church that they had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-2

Impurity in the Church. There could scarcely be stronger internal evidence of the genuineness of this Epistle than is supplied by this very painful chapter. Real circumstances alone could account for the devotion of a considerable portion of this document to such a theme as is here treated. The solicitude and indignation of the apostle are highly characteristic; whilst the insight afforded into the moral state of the Corinthian congregation is obviously one which only unmistakable facts... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

The socially immoral in Churches. "It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you," etc. The greater portion of this chapter is taken up with one subject, that is, gross social immorality. The verses before us suggest three general remarks— I. THAT THE SOCIALLY IMMORAL SOMETIMES FIND THEIR WAY INTO CHRISTIAN CHURCHES . It had been reported to Paul that there were some members of the Corinthian Church guilty of gross "fornication;" that one of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

Excision of a flagrant offender from the Church. No haste was evinced by the apostle to reach a question that gave him much anxiety. Among the striking phenomena incident to mind as connected with body, the rate of movement in ideas is worthy of notice. Certain classes of ideas, such as those associated with instinctive action, are very rapid. And equally noticeable is the fact that thoughts involving the spontaneous intellect are more swift than those belonging to the volitional... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-6

Church discipline. From the subject of the party divisions at Corinth, the apostle passes on to consider other evils which had come to his knowledge. The first is a case of incest, in which a member of the Church had married, or was cohabiting with, his stepmother; and this incestuous person was permitted to remain in the Christian community. Such a case gives us a glimpse into the sad condition of Corinthian society. This heterogeneous population was exposed to three influences that were... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-6

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 5:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 5:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:1-6

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