1 Corinthians 5:3

3 Although I'm not physically present with you, I am with you in spirit. I have already judged the man who did this as though I were present with you.

1 Corinthians 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 Corinthians 5:3 In-Context

1 Your own members are aware that there is sexual sin going on among them. This kind of sin is not even heard of among unbelievers--a man is actually married to his father's wife.

2 You're being arrogant when you should have been more upset about this. If you had been upset, the man who did this would have been removed from among you.

3 Although I'm not physically present with you, I am with you in spirit. I have already judged the man who did this as though I were present with you.

4 When you have gathered together, I am with you in spirit. Then, in the name of our Lord Jesus, and with his power,

5 hand such a person over to Satan to destroy his corrupt nature so that his spiritual nature may be saved on the day of the Lord.