1 Corinthians 5:3

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For even though I am absent physically, I am present in spirit. And I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were present.

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Referenced Verses

  • Col 2:5 : 5 For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.
  • 1 Thess 2:17 : 17 Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.
  • 2 Cor 10:1 : 1 Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–
  • 2 Cor 10:11 : 11 Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.
  • 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

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  • 1 Cor 5:4-5
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    4When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus,

    5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 5:1-2
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    1Church Discipline It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with his father’s wife.

    2And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

  • 2 Cor 10:10-11
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    10because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.”

    11Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

  • Col 2:5
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    5For though I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your morale and the firmness of your faith in Christ.

  • 2 Cor 13:1-3
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    1Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.

    2I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

    3since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

  • 1 Cor 5:12-13
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    12For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside?

    13But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

  • 2 Cor 5:5-10
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    5Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.

    6Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth we are absent from the Lord–

    7for we live by faith, not by sight.

    8Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

    9So then whether we are alive or away, we make it our ambition to please him.

    10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.

  • 1 Cor 4:3-5
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    3So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

    4For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.

    5So then, do not judge anything before the time. Wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the motives of hearts. Then each will receive recognition from God.

  • Gal 5:10
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    10I am confident in the Lord that you will accept no other view. But the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.

  • 2 Cor 11:5-6
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    5For I consider myself not at all inferior to those“super-apostles.”

    6And even if I am unskilled in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.

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    3I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you.

  • Rom 2:1-3
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    1The Condemnation of the Moralist Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.

    2Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

    3And do you think, whoever you are, when you judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

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    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 1 Cor 6:4-5
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    4So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

    5I say this to your shame! Is there no one among you wise enough to settle disputes between fellow Christians?

  • 1 Cor 10:15
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    15I am speaking to thoughtful people. Consider what I say.

  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23Why Paul Postponed His Visit Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

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    9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.

  • 1 Cor 11:31-32
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    31But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged.

    32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

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    15The one who is spiritual discerns all things, yet he himself is understood by no one.

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    2now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

  • 1 Pet 4:5
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    5They will face a reckoning before Jesus Christ who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.

  • 2 Cor 7:11-12
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    11For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

    12So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf before God.

  • 2 Cor 5:13
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    13For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

  • 2 Cor 2:5-6
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    5But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent(not to exaggerate) he has saddened all of you as well.

    6This punishment on such an individual by the majority is enough for him,

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    13For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

  • 2 Thess 3:14
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    14But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.

  • 2 Tim 4:1
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    21I am afraid that when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.