In this fascinating letter to a multiethnic church, we see some of the everyday problems the early Christians were dealing with. In Paul’s advice on how to handle these problems, we find deep principles that shape his thinking about practical Christian living. These enduring principles—so different from the popular trends of Paul’s time or ours—provide rich guidance for us as we deal with simil…
1De cierto se oye que hay entre vosotros fornicación, y tal fornicación cual ni aun se nombra entre los gentiles; tanto que alguno tiene la mujer de su padre.
2Y vosotros estáis envanecidos. ¿No debierais más bien haberos lamentado, para que fuese quitado de en medio de vosotros el que cometió tal acción?
3Ciertamente yo, como ausente en cuerpo, pero presente en espíritu, ya como presente he juzgado al que tal cosa ha hecho.
4En el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, reunidos vosotros y mi espíritu, con el poder de nuestro Señor Jesucristo,
5el tal sea entregado a Satanás para destrucción de la carne, a fin de que el espíritu sea salvo en el día del Señor Jesús.
6No es buena vuestra jactancia. ¿No sabéis que un poco de levadura leuda toda la masa?
7Limpiaos, pues, de la vieja levadura, para que seáis nueva masa, sin levadura como sois; porque nuestra pascua, que es Cristo, ya fue sacrificada por nosotros.
8Así que celebremos la fiesta, no con la vieja levadura, ni con la levadura de malicia y de maldad, sino con panes sin levadura, de sinceridad y de verdad.
9Os he escrito por carta, que no os juntéis con los fornicarios;
10no absolutamente con los fornicarios de este mundo, o con los avaros, o con los ladrones, o con los idólatras; pues en tal caso os sería necesario salir del mundo.
11Más bien os escribí que no os juntéis con ninguno que, llamándose hermano, fuere fornicario, o avaro, o idólatra, o maldiciente, o borracho, o ladrón; con el tal ni aun comáis.
12Porque ¿qué razón tendría yo para juzgar a los que están fuera? ¿No juzgáis vosotros a los que están dentro?
13Porque a los que están fuera, Dios juzgará. Quitad, pues, a ese perverso de entre vosotros.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
I
Versículo 1
I. 5:1-8 Paul confronts sexual immorality in the church and instructs the Christians to expel a sham…
5:1-8 Paul confronts sexual immorality in the church and instructs the Christians to expel a shameless offender from their fellowship.
5:1 sexual immorality: A man was having sex with his stepmother. Such behavior even pagans didn’t do: It violated both the law of Moses (see Lev 18:7-8) and Roman law (Gaius, Institutes 1.63).
II
Versículo 2
II. 5:2 The Corinthian Christians were proud (see 4:8, 10, 18; 5:6), when they should have been mourn…
5:2 The Corinthian Christians were proud (see 4:8, 10, 18; 5:6), when they should have been mourning in sorrow and shame over such sin among them. • remove this man from your fellowship: This instruction might presuppose that the man had refused their appeals, or that such blatant sin required immediate discipline (cp. Matt 18:15-18).
III
Versículo 3
III. 5:3 in the Spirit: Paul’s spiritual unity with them and the authority he had received from God th…
5:3 in the Spirit: Paul’s spiritual unity with them and the authority he had received from God through the Spirit were effective among them.
IV
Versículo 5
IV. 5:5 The instruction to throw this man out is not in the Greek text but is implied from 5:2, 13. •…
5:5 The instruction to throw this man out is not in the Greek text but is implied from 5:2, 13. • and hand him over to Satan: Cp. 1 Tim 1:20. Those who are outside of God’s church are under the power and control of Satan (see Eph 2:2; 1 Jn 5:19). • so that his sinful nature will be destroyed: (literally for the destruction of the flesh): The flesh may be interpreted figuratively as a reference to his evil desires or literally as his physical life (i.e., so that he will die). • and he himself will be saved: Perhaps he would repent and not be condemned (cp. 2 Cor 2:5-8). • on the day the Lord returns: Literally in the day of the Lord, which includes the final judgment.
V
Versículo 6
V. 5:6-7 Yeast was often a symbol of sin (cp. Matt 16:6, 12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1; Gal 5:9). Jews ce…
5:6-7 Yeast was often a symbol of sin (cp. Matt 16:6, 12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1; Gal 5:9). Jews ceremonially cleansed their homes of yeast before the annual Passover meal (Exod 12:19; 13:7). • Get rid of . . . this wicked person: Sin, if unaddressed, could spread throughout the church, just as yeast spreads throughout a batch of dough.
VI
Versículo 7
VI. 5:7-8 Paul draws an analogy between the traditional Jewish Passover celebration and the sacrifice…
5:7-8 Paul draws an analogy between the traditional Jewish Passover celebration and the sacrifice of Christ. In the Passover celebration, a lamb was sacrificed and unleavened bread was eaten (see Exod 12:1-27; 13:3-7). The sacrifice of Christ, which occurred at Passover (Matt 26:2; cp. John 1:29; 1 Pet 1:19), results in the removal of sin for believers.
VII
Versículo 9
VII. 5:9-13 The church is to discipline anyone in the church who is known to be living in sin.
5:9-13 The church is to discipline anyone in the church who is known to be living in sin.
5:9 When I wrote to you before refers to an earlier letter now lost. • Sexual sin is any form of illicit sexual activity (see also 6:9).
VIII
Versículo 10
VIII. 5:10 Paul generally encouraged believers not to separate themselves from the company of sinful un…
5:10 Paul generally encouraged believers not to separate themselves from the company of sinful unbelievers (e.g., 10:27).
IX
Versículo 11
IX. 5:11 Separation from a professing believer who was living in sin was intended to reinforce and ma…
5:11 Separation from a professing believer who was living in sin was intended to reinforce and maintain the high moral standards of the Christian community. The social pressure it exerted might also encourage repentance in an erring brother or sister (cp. 2 Thes 3:6, 14).
X
Versículo 12
X. 5:12-13 Christians are not called to judge (i.e., discipline) sin in unbelievers, but in believers.
5:12-13 Christians are not called to judge (i.e., discipline) sin in unbelievers, but in believers.
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1 Corinthians — Capítulo 5
In this fascinating letter to a multiethnic church, we see some of the everyday problems the early Christians were dealing with. In Paul’s advice on how to handle these problems, we find deep principles that shape his thinking about practical Christian living. These enduring principles—so different from the popular trends of Paul’s time or ours—provide rich guidance for us as we deal with simil…
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1De cierto se oye que hay entre vosotros fornicación, y tal fornicación cual ni aun se nombra entre los gentiles; tanto que alguno tiene la mujer de su padre.
2Y vosotros estáis envanecidos. ¿No debierais más bien haberos lamentado, para que fuese quitado de en medio de vosotros el que cometió tal acción?
3Ciertamente yo, como ausente en cuerpo, pero presente en espíritu, ya como presente he juzgado al que tal cosa ha hecho.
4En el nombre de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, reunidos vosotros y mi espíritu, con el poder de nuestro Señor Jesucristo,
5el tal sea entregado a Satanás para destrucción de la carne, a fin de que el espíritu sea salvo en el día del Señor Jesús.
6No es buena vuestra jactancia. ¿No sabéis que un poco de levadura leuda toda la masa?
7Limpiaos, pues, de la vieja levadura, para que seáis nueva masa, sin levadura como sois; porque nuestra pascua, que es Cristo, ya fue sacrificada por nosotros.
8Así que celebremos la fiesta, no con la vieja levadura, ni con la levadura de malicia y de maldad, sino con panes sin levadura, de sinceridad y de verdad.
9Os he escrito por carta, que no os juntéis con los fornicarios;
10no absolutamente con los fornicarios de este mundo, o con los avaros, o con los ladrones, o con los idólatras; pues en tal caso os sería necesario salir del mundo.
11Más bien os escribí que no os juntéis con ninguno que, llamándose hermano, fuere fornicario, o avaro, o idólatra, o maldiciente, o borracho, o ladrón; con el tal ni aun comáis.
12Porque ¿qué razón tendría yo para juzgar a los que están fuera? ¿No juzgáis vosotros a los que están dentro?
13Porque a los que están fuera, Dios juzgará. Quitad, pues, a ese perverso de entre vosotros.
TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES
Versículo 1
I. 5:1-8 Paul confronts sexual immorality in the church and instructs the Christians to expel a sham…
Versículo 2
II. 5:2 The Corinthian Christians were proud (see 4:8, 10, 18; 5:6), when they should have been mourn…
Versículo 3
III. 5:3 in the Spirit: Paul’s spiritual unity with them and the authority he had received from God th…
Versículo 5
IV. 5:5 The instruction to throw this man out is not in the Greek text but is implied from 5:2, 13. •…
Versículo 6
V. 5:6-7 Yeast was often a symbol of sin (cp. Matt 16:6, 12; Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1; Gal 5:9). Jews ce…
Versículo 7
VI. 5:7-8 Paul draws an analogy between the traditional Jewish Passover celebration and the sacrifice…
Versículo 9
VII. 5:9-13 The church is to discipline anyone in the church who is known to be living in sin.
Versículo 10
VIII. 5:10 Paul generally encouraged believers not to separate themselves from the company of sinful un…
Versículo 11
IX. 5:11 Separation from a professing believer who was living in sin was intended to reinforce and ma…
Versículo 12
X. 5:12-13 Christians are not called to judge (i.e., discipline) sin in unbelievers, but in believers.