Verse Lens · Concise explanation
1 Corinthians 5:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.
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Quick Meaning
This verse denies that the warning required total withdrawal from wider society.
The world's table is not the church's lie.
This verse is one part of that explanation in 1 Corinthians 5:9–13. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- 1 Corinthians 5:9–13
Read 1 Corinthians 5:10 with 5:9–13. This verse denies that the warning required total withdrawal from wider society. The complete unit establishes: Paul corrects a misunderstanding: he did not command withdrawal from all wrongdoers outside the church, but serious accountability toward a person claiming sibling status while persistently practicing sexual, economic, idolatrous, verbally abusive, drunken, or exploitative wrong.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The clarification prevents discipline from becoming separatism and places the community's strongest scrutiny on itself. At 5:10, this verse denies that the warning required total withdrawal from wider society.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the”
In plain language: This verse denies that the warning required total withdrawal from wider society.
It contributes specifically to Internal Accountability Is Not Withdrawal from the World inside 1 Corinthians 5:9–13.
Why it matters: The wording identifies this verse's distinct contribution without requiring an independent extended treatment.
How certain? probableWhat Remains True
This verse denies that the warning required total withdrawal from wider society. This supports the unit's enduring conclusion: Communities must direct moral accountability first toward their own claimed members rather than policing outsiders.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read 1 Corinthians 5:9–13 — Internal Accountability Is Not Withdrawal from the WorldSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
These are the sources used directly for this lens. Language, grammar, disagreements, and the complete source shelf remain attached to the full thought-unit research record.
Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 1 Corinthians 5:9–13, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording, clause relationships, repeated terms, and original-language discussion.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text file 1Cor.txt, 5:9–13
Open the 1 Corinthians Greek text file ↗Translation and textual notes
NET Bible - 1 Corinthians with translators' and textual notes
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2005-2026 online edition
Supports: Verse-level syntax, KJV-era wording, textual variants, and interpretive alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible 1 Corinthians 5:9–13 print view with translator, study, and textual notes
Open the official NET 1 Corinthians PDF