1 Corinthians 5:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;

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  • Col 2:5 : 5 For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.
  • 1 Thess 2:17 : 17 But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
  • 2 Cor 10:11 : 11 Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.
  • 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I said before, and still say it before I come, as being present for the second time, though I am still away from you, to those who have done wrong before, and to all the others, that if I come again I will not have pity;

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  • 1 Cor 5:4-5
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    4 In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you have come together with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,

    5 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.

  • 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.

  • 2 Cor 10:10-11
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    10 For his letters, they say, have weight and are strong; but in body he is feeble, and his way of talking has little force.

    11 Let those who say this keep in mind that, what we are in word by letters when we are away, so will we be in act when we are present.

  • Col 2:5
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    5 For though I am not present in the flesh, still I am with you in the spirit, seeing with joy your order, and your unchanging faith in Christ.

  • 2 Cor 13:1-3
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    1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.

    2 I said before, and still say it before I come, as being present for the second time, though I am still away from you, to those who have done wrong before, and to all the others, that if I come again I will not have pity;

    3 Seeing that you are looking for a sign of Christ giving out his word in me; who is not feeble in relation to you, but is strong in you:

  • 1 Cor 5:12-13
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    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.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10 For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

  • 2 Cor 5:5-10
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    5 Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.

    6 So, then, we are ever without fear, and though conscious that while we are in the body we are away from the Lord,

    7 (For we are walking by faith, not by seeing,)

    8 We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.

    9 For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

    10 For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.

  • 1 Cor 4:3-5
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    3 But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.

    4 For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

    5 For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

  • Gal 5:10
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    10 I am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is.

  • 2 Cor 11:5-6
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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

    6 But though I am rough in my way of talking, I am not so in knowledge, as we have made clear to all by our acts among you.

  • 2 Cor 7:3
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    3 It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

  • Rom 2:1-3
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    1 So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

    2 And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

    3 But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • 1 Cor 6:4-5
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    4 If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church?

    5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

  • 1 Cor 10:15
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    15 What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.

  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23 But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.

  • 1 Cor 5:9
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    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 11:31-32
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    31 But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.

    32 But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.

  • 1 Cor 2:15
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    15 But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.

  • 2 Cor 10:2
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    2 Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

  • 1 Pet 4:5
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    5 But they will have to give an account of themselves to him who is ready to be the judge of the living and the dead.

  • 2 Cor 7:11-12
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    11 For you see what care was produced in you by this very sorrow of yours before God, what clearing of yourselves, what wrath against sin, what fear, what desire, what serious purpose, what punishment. In everything you have made it clear that you are free from sin in this business.

    12 So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.

  • 2 Cor 5:13
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    13 For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.

  • 2 Cor 2:5-6
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    5 But if anyone has been a cause of sorrow, he has been so, not to me only, but in some measure to all of you (I say this that I may not be over-hard on you).

    6 Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;

  • Rom 9:1
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    1 I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

  • 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.

  • 2 Tim 4:1
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    1 I give you orders, before God and Christ Jesus, who will be the judge of the living and the dead, and by his revelation and his kingdom;

  • 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.