1 Corinthians 5:5

“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.”

"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." - 1 Corinthians 5:5
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What does 1 Corinthians 5:5 mean?

1 Corinthians 5:5 (KJV) states, "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." This verse can be quite perplexing at first glance, as it seems to advocate for delivering someone to Satan. However…

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The Cost of Forgiveness: Embracing Redemption Through Discipline

In the epistle to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul addresses a troubling matter within the church that speaks to both the serious nature of sin and the profound grace of God. The explicit message found in 1 Corinthians 5:5, **"To deliver such an one unto Satan for the…

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A Prayer for Restoration and Redemption

Heavenly Father, I come before You today in humility, seeking Your guidance and mercy. As I meditate on the profound words of 1 Corinthians 5:5—"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"—I find…

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1 Corinthians 5:5 - "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."
1 Corinthians 12:5 - "And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord."
1 Corinthians 15:5 - "And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:"
1 Corinthians 1:5 - "That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;"
1 Corinthians 5:9 - "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:"
1 Corinthians 2:5 - "That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
1 Corinthians 10:5 - "But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness."
1 Corinthians 8:5 - "For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)"
1 Corinthians 5:6 - "Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?"
1 Corinthians 13:5 - "Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;"
"And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord." - 1 Corinthians 12:5
"And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:" - 1 Corinthians 15:5
The old has gone, the new is here. — 2 Corinthians 5:17
1 Corinthians 5:13 - "But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person."
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1 Corinthians 5:12 - "For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?"
1 Corinthians 3:5 - "Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?"
1 Corinthians 9:5 - "Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?"