1 Corinthians 5:10

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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:

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  • 1 Cor 10:27 : 27 If a Gentile makes a feast for you, and you are pleased to go as a guest, take whatever is put before you, without question of right or wrong.
  • 2 Cor 4:4 : 4 Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
  • Eph 2:2 : 2 In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 So that you may be holy and gentle, children of God without sin in a twisted and foolish generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,
  • 1 John 4:5 : 5 They are of the world, so their talk is the world's talk, and the world gives ear to them.
  • 1 John 4:7 : 7 My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God.
  • 1 John 5:19 : 19 We are certain that we are of God, but all the world is in the power of the Evil One.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was forced down, the old snake, who is named the Evil One and Satan, by whom all the earth is turned from the right way; he was forced down to the earth, and his angels were forced down with him.
  • Matt 5:14-16 : 14 You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all. 15 And a burning light is not put under a vessel, but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house. 16 Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
  • John 8:23 : 23 And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.
  • John 15:19 : 19 If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world.
  • John 17:6 : 6 I have given knowledge of your name to the men whom you gave me out of the world: yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your words.
  • John 17:9 : 9 My prayer is for them: my prayer is not for the world, but for those whom you have given to me, because they are yours
  • John 17:15-16 : 15 My prayer is not that you will take them out of the world, but that you will keep them from the Evil One. 16 They are not of the world any more than I am of the world.
  • 1 Cor 1:20 : 20 Where is the wise? where is he who has knowledge of the law? where is the man of this world who has a love of discussion? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

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  • 1 Cor 5:8-9
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    8 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 In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;

  • 1 Cor 5:11-13
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    11 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 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 As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.

  • Eph 5:3-7
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    3 But evil acts of the flesh and all unclean things, or desire for others' property, let it not even be named among you, as is right for saints;

    4 And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

    5 Being certain of this, that no man who gives way to the passions of the flesh, no unclean person, or one who has desire for the property of others, or who gives worship to images, has any heritage in the kingdom of Christ and God.

    6 Do not be turned from the right way by foolish words; for because of these things the punishment of God comes on those who do not put themselves under him.

    7 Have no part with such men;

  • 1 Cor 6:8-11
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    8 So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.

    9 Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,

    10 Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.

    11 And such were some of you; but you have been washed, you have been made holy, you have been given righteousness in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

  • 1 Tim 1:9-10
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    9 With the knowledge that the law is made, not for the upright man, but for those who have no respect for law and order, for evil men and sinners, for the unholy and those who have no religion, for those who put their fathers or mothers to death, for takers of life,

    10 For those who go after loose women, for those with unnatural desires, for those who take men prisoners, who make false statements and false oaths, and those who do any other things against the right teaching,

  • 1 Thess 4:5-6
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    5 Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;

    6 And that no man may make attempts to get the better of his brother in business: for the Lord is the judge in all these things, as we said to you before and gave witness.

  • 1 Pet 4:3-4
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    3 Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;

    4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

  • 1 Cor 5:1-2
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    1 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 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.

  • Col 3:5
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    5 Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

  • 1 Cor 10:7
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    7 Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.

  • 2 Cor 6:14-15
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    14 Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?

    15 And what agreement is there between Christ and the Evil One? or what part has one who has faith with one who has not?

  • Gal 5:21
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    21 Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

  • 1 Cor 10:14
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    14 For this cause, my dear brothers, give no worship to false gods.

  • 1 Cor 6:15
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    15 Do you not see that your bodies are part of the body of Christ? how then may I take what is a part of the body of Christ and make it a part of the body of a loose woman? such a thing may not be.

  • 1 Cor 6:18
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    18 Keep away from the desires of the flesh. Every sin which a man does is outside of the body; but he who goes after the desires of the flesh does evil to his body.

  • Jas 4:4
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    4 O you who are false to God, do you not see that the friends of this world are not God's friends? Every man desiring to be a friend of this world makes himself a hater of God.

  • Eph 5:11
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    11 And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

  • 2 Thess 3:14
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    14 And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

  • 1 Cor 10:20-21
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    20 What I say is that the things offered by the Gentiles are offered to evil spirits and not to God; and it is not my desire for you to have any part with evil spirits.

    21 It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

  • Acts 15:29
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    29 To keep from things offered to false gods, and from blood, and from things put to death in ways which are against the law, and from the evil desires of the body; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. May you be happy.

  • 2 Cor 6:17
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    17 For which cause, Come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and let no unclean thing come near you; and I will take you for myself,

  • 1 Cor 10:32
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    32 Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

  • Acts 15:20
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    20 But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.

  • 1 Cor 15:33-34
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    33 Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.

    34 Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.

  • 2 Cor 12:21
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    21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15 Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • 1 Thess 4:3
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    3 For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;

  • 1 Cor 7:31
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    31 And for those who make use of the world, not to be using it fully; for this world's way of life will quickly come to an end.

  • 2 John 1:11
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    11 For he who gives him words of love has a part in his evil works.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

  • Gal 5:19
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    19 Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,

  • 1 Cor 6:1
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    1 How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

  • 1 Tim 5:22
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    22 Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.