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1 Corinthians 5:1 — King James Version← Study notes

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.


1 Corinthians 5:1Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Corinthians 5:119 words
GreekMeaning
ὍλωςHolōs
ActuallyadverbG3654
ἀκούεταιakouetai
is reportedverbG191
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
πορνείαporneia
sexual immoralitynounG4202
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοιαύτηtoiautē
suchdemonstrativeG5108
πορνείαporneia
sexual immoralitynounG4202
ἥτιςhētis
asrelative pronounG3748
οὐδὲoude
not evenadverbG3761
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ἔθνεσινethnesin
pagansnounG1484
ὥστεhōste
so as forwordG5620
γυναῖκάgynaika
the wifenounG1135
τιναtina
onepronounG5100
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
πατρὸςpatros
fathernounG3962
ἔχεινechein
to haveverbG2192
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Corinthians 5:1

When he was discoursing about their divisions, he did not indeed at once address them vehemently, but more gently at first; and afterwards, he ended in accusation, saying thus, 1 Corinthians 1:11 “For it has been signified unto me concerning you, my brethren, by them which are of the household of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.” But in this place, not so; but he lays about him immediately and makes the reproach of the accusation as general as possible. For he…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on First Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles. One man is sleeping with his father's wife. The pagan world finds this ...
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