Sexual Immorality Defiles the Church

 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not found even among pagans; for a man is living with his father’s wife. ^2 And you are arrogant! Should you not rather have mourned, so that he who has done this would have been removed from among you?

^3 For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present I have already pronounced judgment ^4 in the name of the Lord Jesus on the man who has done such a thing.^a When you are assembled, and my spirit is present with the power of our Lord Jesus, ^5 you are to hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.^b

^6 Your boasting is not a good thing. Do you not know that a little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough? ^7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch, as you really are unleavened. For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed. ^8 Therefore, let us celebrate the festival, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and evil, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

Sexual Immorality Must Be Judged

^9 I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral persons— ^10 not at all meaning the immoral of this world, or the greedy and robbers, or idolaters, since you would then need to go out of the world. ^11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the name of brother or sister^c who is sexually immoral or greedy, or is an idolater, reviler, drunkard, or robber. Do not even eat with such a one. ^12 For what have I to do with judging those outside? Is it not those who are inside that you are to judge? ^13 God will judge those outside. “Drive out the wicked person from among you.”