1 Corinthians 5:1
- 1 Corinthians 5:1
(KJV) 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.
(1611 KJV) It is reported commonly, that there is
fornication among you, and
such fornication, as is not so
much as named amongst the Gentiles, that one should haue his fathers wife.
(1587 Geneva Bible) It is heard certainely that there is
fornication among you: and
such fornication as is not
once named among the Gentiles, that one should haue his fathers wife.
(1526 Tyndale) There goeth a comen sayinge that ther is
fornicacion amoge you and
soche fornicacion as is not
once named amonge the gentyls: that one shuld have his fathers wyfe.
Counterfeit Versions
(AMP) It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you,
impurity of a sort that is condemned and does not occur even among the heathen;
for a man has [his own] father’s wife.
(CEB) Everyone has heard that there is sexual immorality among you. This is a
type of immorality that isn’t even heard of among the Gentiles—a man is having
sex with his father’s wife!
(CEV) I have heard terrible things about some of you. In fact, you are behaving
worse than the Gentiles. A man is even sleeping with his own stepmother.
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(CSB) It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you,
and the kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the
Gentiles — a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.
- (ERV) I don’t want to believe what I am hearing—that there is sexual sin among
you. And it is such a bad kind of sexual sin that even those who have never
known God don’t allow it. People say that a man there has his father’s wife.
(ESV) It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of
a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife.
(GNB) Now, it is actually being said that there is sexual immorality among you
so terrible that not even the heathen would be guilty of it. I am told that a
man is sleeping with his stepmother!
(HCSB) It is widely reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and the
kind of sexual immorality that is not even tolerated among the Gentiles—a man is
living with his father’s wife.
(JB PHILLIPS) It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you,
and immorality of a kind that even pagans condemn—a man has apparently taken his
father’s wife!
(LB) Everyone is talking about the terrible thing that has happened there among
you, something so evil that even the heathen don’t do it: you have a man in your
church who is living in sin with his father’s wife
(THE MESSAGE) I also received a report of scandalous sex within your church
family, a kind that wouldn’t be tolerated even outside the church: One of your
men is sleeping with his stepmother.
(NASV) It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and
immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that
someone has his father’s wife.
(NCV) It is actually being said that there is sexual sin among you. And it is a
kind that does not happen even among people who do not know God. A man there has
his father’s wife.
(NET) 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.
(NIRV) It is actually reported that there is sexual sin among you. I’m told that
a man is living with his father’s wife and is having sex with her. Even people
who do not know God don’t commit that sin.
(NIV) It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of
a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man is sleeping with his father’s
wife.
(NKJV) It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and
such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles—that a man has
his father’s wife!
(NLV) Someone has told me about a sex sin among you. It is so bad that even the
people who do not know God would not do it. I have been told that one of the men
is living with his father’s wife as if she were his wife.
(NLT) I can hardly believe the report about the sexual immorality going on among
you—something that even pagans don’t do. I am told that a man in your church is
living in sin with his stepmother.
(RSV) It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and of a kind
that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living with his father’s wife.
(VOICE) Because of my deep love for you, I must express my concern about the
report brought to me regarding the lewd and immoral behavior exhibited in your
community. This scandal has come to my attention because this kind of thing is
unheard of even among the outsiders around us: I understand a man is having
sexual relations with his father’s wife.
(NAB-Roman Catholic) It is widely reported that there is immorality among you,
and immorality of a kind not found even among pagans—a man living with his
father’s wife.
(NWT-Jehovah’s Witnesses) Actually sexual immorality is reported among you, and
such immorality as is not even found among the nations—of a man living with his
father’s wife.
Textus Receptus - Traditional Text
ολως ακουεται εν υμιν
πορνεια
και τοιαυτη πορνεια ητις ουδε
εν τοις εθνεσιν ονομαζεται ωστε γυναικα τινα του πατρος εχειν
Hort-Westcott - Critical Text
ολως ακουεται εν υμιν πορνεια και τοιαυτη πορνεια ητις ουδε εν τοις εθνεσιν ωστε
γυναικα τινα του πατρος εχειν
Corrupted Manuscripts
None
Affected Teaching
Here is a case where the modern versions have softened the meaning of this
verse. In this chapter, Paul is dealing with the church at Corinth for not
disciplining a man who has committed fornication with his father’s wife. The
specific charge against this man is fornication. The modern versions changed it
to “sexual immorality” which can have a wide meaning but Paul is being specific
about the church as he speaks of fornication in verses 9, 10, and 11. Sexual
immorality does not necessarily mean a person having sex with someone who is not
their spouse but can have a number of meanings such as suggestive speech, being
nude, or whatever. In Corinth, there was a number of pagan temples which
featured prostitution as a part of their religion and the Bible calls it
fornication. There is no difference between having sex with a prostitute or
another woman who is not a spouse since both are specifically considered
fornication. One of the main features of the modern versions is that they reduce
the severity of sin, as in this case.
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