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1 Corinthians 5:3

1 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.

2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,

4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
KJV
For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
WEB
For I most certainly, as being absent in body but present in spirit, have already, as though I were present, judged him who has done this thing.
ASV
For I verily, being absent in body but present in spirit, have already as though I were present judged him that hath so wrought this thing,
DARBY
For *I*, [as] absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged as present,
BLB
For I indeed, being absent in body but being present in spirit, have already judged the one having thus carried this out, as being present,
ÅB
For jeg for min del, som vel er fraværende med legemet, men nærværende med ånden, har allerede, som om jeg var nærværende, felt den dom over den som har gjort dette,
OTB
For jeg, på min side, selv om jeg er fraværende i kroppen, men til stede i ånden, har allerede dømt ham som har begått dette, som om jeg var til stede.
B1930
For jeg for min del, som vel er fraværende med legemet, men nærværende med ånden, har allerede, som om jeg var nærværende, felt den dom over den som har gjort dette,

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Cross references

  • Colossians 2:5

    For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

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  • 1 Thessalonians 2:17

    But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

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  • 2 Corinthians 13:2

    I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:11

    Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.

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  • 2 Corinthians 10:1

    Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

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