Throw Out the Evil Person!
1It is actually reported that there is sexual sin among you. I’m told that a man is sleeping with his father’s wife. Even people who don’t know God don’t let that kind of sin continue. 2And you are proud! Shouldn’t you be very sad instead? Shouldn’t you have thrown out of your church the man doing this? 3Even though I am not right there with you, I am with you in spirit. And because I am with you in spirit, I have already judged the man doing this. I have judged him in the name of our Lord Jesus. 4So when you come together, I will be with you in spirit. The power of our Lord Jesus will also be with you. 5When you come together like this, hand this man over to Satan. Then the power of sin in his life will be destroyed. His spirit will be saved on the day the Lord returns.
6Your bragging is not good. It is like yeast. Don’t you know that just a little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise? 7Get rid of the old yeast. Then you can be like a new batch of dough without yeast. That is what you really are. That’s because Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been offered up for us. 8So let us keep the Feast, but not with the old bread made with yeast. The yeast I’m talking about is hatred and evil. Let us keep the Feast with bread made without yeast. Let us keep it with bread that is honesty and truth.
9I wrote a letter to you to tell you to stay away from people who commit sexual sins. 10I didn’t mean the people of this world who sin in this way. I didn’t mean those who always want more and more. I didn’t mean those who cheat or who worship statues of gods. In that case you would have to leave this world! 11But here is what I am writing to you now. You must stay away from anyone who claims to be a believer but does evil things. Stay away from anyone who commits sexual sins. Stay away from anyone who always wants more and more things. Stay away from anyone who worships statues of gods. Stay away from anyone who tells lies about others. Stay away from anyone who gets drunk or who cheats. Don’t even eat with people like these.
12Is it my business to judge those outside the church? Aren’t you supposed to judge those inside the church? 13God will judge those outside. Scripture says, “Get rid of that evil person!” (Deuteronomy 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22:21,24; 24:7)
Vejledning om umoralitet i menigheden
1Hvor utroligt det end lyder, så har jeg hørt, at der er seksuel synd iblandt jer, og det af en så alvorlig karakter, at man ikke engang finder mage til blandt de gudløse, nemlig at en mand i jeres menighed lever sammen med sin stedmor. 2Og I slår det bare hen! I skulle hellere med skam og bedrøvelse udelukke den mand af jeres fællesskab. 3Selvom jeg befinder mig langt borte, følger jeg i min ånd levende med i, hvad der sker hos jer, og jeg har afsagt dommen over den skyldige. 4I bør samles i Herren Jesu navn—og jeg vil være med jer i tankerne—og ud fra den autoritet, som Jesus, vores Herre, har givet os, 5skal I overgive denne mand til Satan, så han bliver angrebet på sin krop. Måske kan det få ham til at vende sig fra sin synd, og dermed kan hans ånd blive reddet på dommens dag.
6Her har I ikke noget at være stolte af. Ved I ikke, at en smule surdej kan gennemsyre hele dejen? 7Fjern den gamle surdej, så I kan være ligesom en ny dej, der ikke indeholder nogen urenheder. Kristus blev jo ofret som vores påskelam.5,7 Det hørte med til påskefesten, at al surdej blev fjernet, før påskelammet blev slagtet, og at lammet blev spist udelukkende med usyrnet brød til. Det var symbol på, at de gamle synder var tilgivet og fjernet, og at man nu kunne begynde på en frisk. 8Så lad os fejre påske med usyrnet brød—med sandhed og renhed—og ikke med gammel surdej—ondskab og moralsk forfald.
9I mit tidligere brev skrev jeg, at I ikke måtte have noget at gøre med dem, der lever i seksuel synd. 10Jeg mente naturligvis ikke de mennesker, der ikke er kristne, og som lever et liv kendetegnet af seksuel synd, griskhed, tyverier og afgudsdyrkelse, for så måtte I jo forlade denne verden. 11Hvad jeg mente, var, at I ikke skal have fællesskab med nogen, der påstår, at de er kristne, men hvis liv er kendetegnet af seksuel synd, griskhed, afgudsdyrkelse, hån, druk eller tyverier. I skal tage afstand fra sådanne mennesker. 12Er det måske vores opgave at dømme de mennesker, der ikke følger Kristus? Nej, men det er jeres opgave at dømme dem, som hører til i jeres menighed. 13Dem, der er udenfor, må Gud dømme, men I skal fjerne det onde fra jeres midte!5,13 5.Mos. 17,7.
