1 Corinthians 5:4
in 1 Corinthians 5When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
in the name of our Lord Jesus, ye being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
KJV
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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This verse in 1 Corinthians 5
Commentary
13 notes on this verseIn the name of our Lord Jesus - Who is the head of the Church; and under whose authority every act is to be performed. And my spirit - My apostolical authority derived from him; with the power, συν δυναμει, with the miraculous energy of the Lord Jesus, which is to inflict the punishment that you pronounce: -
This site's exposition
Although I am absent from you in body
on 1 Corinthians 5:3-5
Paul passes sentence absent in body yet present in spirit, with the church assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus. Handing the man over to Satan puts him outside the church's shelter, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
This site's exposition
assembled in the name of
The sentence belongs to the gathered church, and Chrysostom notes that Paul makes the Corinthians partners in it so that it cannot sound self-willed. Barnes reads the name as the Lord's authority and commission.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
The Corinthians were to eject this man not only by common consent among themselves but also in the power of Christ, whose deputy Paul was.
That you bewail and grieve over the downfall of our brethren I know from myself, beloved brethren, who also bewail with you and grieve for each one, and suffer and feel what the blessed apostle said: "Who is weak," said he, "and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? " And again he has laid it down in his epistle, saying, "Whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member rejoice, all the members rejoice with it."
Then lest he should be thought too authoritative and his speech sound rather self-willed, mark how he makes them also partners in the sentence. For having said, "I have judged," he adds, "concerning him that hath so wrought this thing, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ye being gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, to deliver such an one unto Satan." Now what means, "In the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ?" "According to God;" "not possessed with any human prejudice." Some, however, read thus, "Him that hath so wrought this thing in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ," and putting a stop there or a break, then subjoin what follows, saying, "When you are gathered together and my spirit to deliver such an one unto Satan:" and they assert that the sense of this reading is as follows, "Him that hath done this thing in the Name of Christ," saith St. Paul, "deliver ye unto Satan;" that is, "him that hath done insult unto the Name of Christ, him that, after he had become a believer and was called after that appellation, hath dared to do such things, deliver ye unto Satan." But to me the former exposition appears the truer. What then is this? "When ye are gathered together in the Name of the Lord." That is; His Name, in whose behalf ye have met, collecting you together. "And my spirit." Again he sets himself at their head in order that when they should pass sentence, they might no otherwise cut off the offender than as if he were present; and that no one might dare to judge him pardonable, knowing that Paul would be aware of the proceedings.
The Medieval Church2 voices
The meaning is twofold. Either this: Christ can give you such grace that you will be able to deliver the fornicator to Satan, or this: Christ Himself together with you will pronounce condemnation on the fornicator. And he did not say "delivered," but "to deliver," …
In order not to appear proud, he also takes them as partners: for he says, "in your assembly in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ," that is, so that the assembly would be constituted not according to human custom, but according to God; so …
5 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
Then when he says, When you are, he shows the manner of judging, and touches on three things: first, the assembling of the congregation when he says: When you are assembled. For serious offenses should be punished according to the considered agreement of many persons; …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Perhaps he was a minister, a teacher, or a principal man among them. By this means the church and their profession were more reproached. Note, In dealing with scandalous sinners, not only are they to be charged with the fact, but the aggravating circumstances of it.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
This power of infallible judgment was limited to the apostles; for they alone had the power of working miracles as their credentials to attest their infallibility.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
In the name ... - By the authority; or in the behalf; or acting by his commission or power. 2Co 2:10. See the note at Act 3:6. This does not refer to Paul alone in declaring his opinion, but means that they were to be assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus, and that they were to proceed to exercise discipline by his authority. The idea is, that the authority to administer discipline is derived from the Lord Jesus Christ, and is to be exercised in his name, and to promote his honor. When ye are gathered together - Or, “You being assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus.” This is to be connected with the previous words, and means: (1) That they were to be assembled for the purpose of administering discipline; and, (2) That this was to be done in the name and by the authority of the Lord Jesus. And my spirit - 1Co 5:3. As if I were with you; that is, with my declared opinion; knowing what I would advise, were I one of you; or, I being virtually present with you by having delivered my opinion. It cannot mean that Paul’s soul would be really present with them, but that, knowing his views and feelings, and what he would do, and knowing his love for them, they could act as if he were there. This passage proves that discipline belongs to the church itself; and so deep was Paul’s conviction of this, that even he would not administer it, without their concurrence and action. And if Paul would not do it, and in a case too where bodily pains were to be inflicted by miraculous agency, assuredly no other ministers have a right to assume the authority to administer discipline without the action and the concurrence of the church itself. (The general doctrine of the New Testament is that the government of the church is invested, not in the people or church members at large, but in certain rulers or office-bearers, 1Co 12:28; Eph 4:11-12; 1Th 5:12-13; Heb 13:7; 1Ti 5:17. […]
The words behind it
20 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὀνόματι | onomati | name | G3686 → | 227 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κυρίου | kuriou | Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | our | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| συναχθέντων | sunachthenton | having been gathered together | G4863 → | |
| ὑμῶν | humon | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐμοῦ | emou | me | G1473 → | 839 times |
| πνεύματος | pneumatos | in spirit | G4151 → | 378 times |
| σὺν | sun | with | G4862 → | 128 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δυνάμει | dunamei | power | G1411 → | 119 times |
| τοῦ | tou | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| κυρίου | kuriou | Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | of us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| Ἰησοῦ | iesou | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
ὀνόματιname
onomatiG3686 →227 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
κυρίουLord
kuriouG2962 →711 times
ἡμῶνour
hemonG3165 →1936 times
ἸησοῦJesus
iesouG2424 →908 times
συναχθέντωνhaving been gathered together
sunachthentonG4863 →
ὑμῶνyou
humonG4771 →2973 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
ἐμοῦme
emouG1473 →839 times
πνεύματοςin spirit
pneumatosG4151 →378 times
σὺνwith
sunG4862 →128 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
δυνάμειpower
dunameiG1411 →119 times
τοῦof the
touG3588 →19766 times
κυρίουLord
kuriouG2962 →711 times
ἡμῶνof us
hemonG3165 →1936 times
ἸησοῦJesus
iesouG2424 →908 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Colossians 3:17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all to the glory of God.
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, for the Lord and not for men,
- Proverbs 3:6
in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
- Ephesians 5:20
always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
Through
2 Thessalonians 3:6Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received…
it leads to
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10–11
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:7
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10–11
Through
John 20:23If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you withhold forgiveness from anyone, it is withheld.”
it leads to
- Matthew 18:18
Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
- Matthew 18:18
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Corinthians
This page draws on 12 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES; Cyprian, Epistle XI; Frederic Godet, Commentary on First Corinthians; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on 1 Corinthians 15; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 1 Corinthians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 1 Corinthians.