Verse Lens · Concise explanation
1 Corinthians 5:2 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 2. 2And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
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Quick Meaning
This verse rebukes arrogant tolerance and calls for grief and removal.
Read It With
- 1 Corinthians 5:1–8
Read 1 Corinthians 5:2 with 5:1–8. This verse rebukes arrogant tolerance and calls for grief and removal. The complete unit establishes: Paul confronts a reported relationship with the father's wife and the assembly's pride, calls for grief and communal action, and uses leaven and Passover imagery to demand a sincere and truthful community rather than tolerated serious wrongdoing.
Why This Verse Appears Here
The first concrete exercise of authority addresses communal pride around a serious sexual report, then clarifies its bounded scope. At 5:2, this verse rebukes arrogant tolerance and calls for grief and removal.
Phrase-by-Phrase Explanation
“And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he”
In plain language: This verse rebukes arrogant tolerance and calls for grief and removal.
It contributes specifically to The Assembly Must Mourn and Address Serious Sexual Wrong inside 1 Corinthians 5:1–8.
Why it matters: The wording identifies this verse's distinct contribution without requiring an independent extended treatment.
How certain? probableWhat Remains True
This verse rebukes arrogant tolerance and calls for grief and removal. This supports the unit's enduring conclusion: A community must grieve, investigate, protect, and act truthfully when serious sexual wrongdoing is credibly reported.
How It Can Shape Life
- Use 1 Corinthians 5:2 by attending to its actual contribution: it rebukes arrogant tolerance and calls for grief and removal. In the complete unit, this leads to the following response: Use independent safeguarding, support possible victims, report crimes where required, restrict the accused proportionately, and never let institutional pride govern the response.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read 1 Corinthians 5:1–8 — The Assembly Must Mourn and Address Serious Sexual WrongSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact reader-facing Scripture wording, paragraph markers, supplied-word markup, and complete verse coverage.
Exact location: 1 Corinthians 5:1–8, 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, 5:1–8
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 5:1–8 print view with translator, study, and textual notes
Open the official NET 1 Corinthians PDF