1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 5:9–10

⁹I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. ¹⁰I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.

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1 Corinthians 5:9

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I wrote	Ἔγραψα	Egrapsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
letter	ἐπιστολῇ	epistolē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1992 a letter, dispatch, epistle
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
to associate with	συναναμίγνυσθαι	synanamignysthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle	G4874 I keep company with
sexually immoral	πόρνοις	pornois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G4205 a fornicator

1 Corinthians 5:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
sexually immoral	πόρνοις	pornois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G4205 a fornicator
of this	τούτου	toutou	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
world	κόσμου	kosmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
greedy	πλεονέκταις	pleonektais	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G4123 a covetous person
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
swindlers	ἅρπαξιν	harpaxin	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G727 rapacious, ravenous, a robber, an extortioner
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
idolaters	εἰδωλολάτραις	eidōlolatrais	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G1496 a worshipper of an image
In that case	ἄρα	ara	Conjunction	G686 then, therefore, since
you would have	ὠφείλετε	ōpheilete	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3784 I owe, ought
to leave	ἐξελθεῖν	exelthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1831 I go out, come out
world	κόσμου	kosmou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe

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1 Corinthians 5:9 Ephesians 5:11 · 2 Thessalonians 3:14 · 2 Corinthians 6:14 · 2 Thessalonians 3:6

1 Corinthians 5:10 1 Corinthians 10:27 · John 17:15–16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.