New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living with his father's wife.
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It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife.
2 And you are arrogant! Should you not rather have mourned, so that he who has done this would have been removed from among you?
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And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.
3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present I have already pronounced judgment
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For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;
4 in the name of the Lord Jesus on the man who has done such a thing. When you are assembled, and my spirit is present with the power of our Lord Jesus,
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In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you have come together with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
5 you are to hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
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That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.
6 Your boasting is not a good thing. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough?
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This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?
7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch, as you really are unleavened. For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed.
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Take away, then, the old leaven, so that you may be a new mass, even as you are without leaven. For Christ has been put to death as our Passover.
8 Therefore, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
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Let us then keep the feast, not with old leaven, and not with the leaven of evil thoughts and acts, but with the unleavened bread of true thoughts and right feelings.
9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral persons—
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In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;
10 not at all meaning the immoral of this world, or the greedy and robbers, or idolaters, since you would then need to go out of the world.
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But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely:
11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother or sister who is sexually immoral or greedy, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or robber. Do not even eat with such a one.
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But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.
12 For what have I to do with judging those outside? Is it not those who are inside that you are to judge?
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For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;
13 God will judge those outside. "Drive out the wicked person from among you."
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As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.
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