1 Korinther 5:3

3 Denn ich, zwar dem Leibe nach abwesend, aber im Geiste gegenwärtig, habe schon als gegenwärtig geurteilt, den, der dieses also verübt hat,

1 Korinther 5:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 5:3

For I verily, as absent in body
As he really was, being now at Philippi, if any dependence is to be had upon the subscription of this epistle; or rather at Ephesus; however, wherever he was, it is certain he was not at Corinth:

but present in spirit;
in his affection to them, care of them, and concern for their good, and the glory of God:

have judged already;
he had considered of the matter, thought very deliberately about it, and was now come to a point, to a determination concerning it, what to do in it:

as though I were present;
upon the spot, in person, to do what he had resolved upon:

to him that hath so done this deed;
this infamous one, and in so scandalous a manner, and which was continued in: what that was which the apostle, upon mature deliberation and judgment, determined to do with this wicked man, is expressed in ( 1 Corinthians 5:5 ) which is to be connected with this, the whole fourth verse being to be read in a parenthesis, and that was to deliver him to Satan.

1 Korinther 5:3 In-Context

1 Überhaupt hört man, daß Hurerei unter euch sei, und eine solche Hurerei, die selbst unter den Nationen nicht stattfindet: daß einer seines Vaters Weib habe.

2 Und ihr seid aufgeblasen und habt nicht vielmehr Leid getragen, auf daß der, welcher diese Tat begangen hat, aus eurer Mitte hinweggetan würde.

3 Denn ich, zwar dem Leibe nach abwesend, aber im Geiste gegenwärtig, habe schon als gegenwärtig geurteilt, den, der dieses also verübt hat,

4 im Namen unseres Herrn Jesus Christus (wenn ihr und mein Geist mit der Kraft unseres Herrn Jesus Christus versammelt seid)

5 einen solchen dem Satan zu überliefern zum Verderben des Fleisches, auf daß der Geist errettet werde am Tage des Herrn Jesus.