1Cor 5:2 | TNotes | STEP | 5:2 The Corinthian Christians were proud (see 4:8 , 10 , 18 ; 5:6 ), when they should have been mourning in sorrow and shame over such sin among them. • remove this man from your fellowship: This instruction might presuppose that the man had refused their appeals, or that such blatant sin required immediate discipline (cp. Matt 18:15-18 ).

fMatt 18:15-18►

‏ 1 Corinthians 5:2

5:2 ^a The Corinthian Christians were proud (see 4:8 ^b, 10 ^c, 18 ^d; 5:6 ^e), when they should have been mourning in sorrow and shame over such sin among them.

• remove this man from your fellowship: This instruction might presuppose that the man had refused their appeals, or that such blatant sin required immediate discipline (cp. Matt 18:15-18 ^f).