1 Corinthians 5:11

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Cross-reference

In 1 Corinthians 5:13, Paul commands to 'purge the evil person' — the direct action resulting from the instruction not to associate in 5:11.

1 Corinthians 5:10 Historical context

In 1 Corinthians 5:10, Paul clarifies he is not talking about avoiding unbelievers – this distinction sets up the specific command about believers in v.11.

1 Corinthians 5:1–9 Historical context

In 1 Corinthians 5:1-9, Paul details the case of incest and commands removal – this is the immediate context for the general command in v.11.

1 Corinthians 6:10 lists the same sins (greed, drunkards, revilers, swindlers) and says they won't inherit the kingdom, reinforcing the exclusion in the main verse.

1 Corinthians 10:7 warns against idolatry using Israel's example, directly echoing the idolatry listed in the main verse.

1 Corinthians 10:8 warns against sexual immorality with the example of 23,000 falling, reinforcing the sexual sin warning in the main verse.

1 Corinthians 10:14 commands fleeing idolatry, a direct application of the instruction to avoid idolaters in the main verse.

1 Corinthians 10:18-22 discusses not participating in idol feasts, relating to the command not to eat with idolaters in the main verse.

1 Corinthians 6:6 shows believers suing each other before unbelievers — a specific example of sinful behavior among brothers that contradicts Paul's call for purity.

2 Corinthians 12:21 Related theme

In 2 Corinthians 12:21, Paul mourns over unrepentant sexual immorality – directly paralleling the same sin that triggers avoidance in 1 Corinthians 5:11.

Revelation 22:15 places the sexually immoral and idolaters outside the holy city — echoing Paul's instruction to exclude such from church fellowship.

Ephesians 5:5 equates covetousness with idolatry and declares such have no inheritance — directly reinforcing Paul's list and the gravity of the sins.

Colossians 3:5 commands putting to death sexual immorality and covetousness (idolatry) — the same sins Paul says to not associate with in church.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 commands keeping away from idle believers — mirroring Paul's command here to avoid sexually immoral or greedy brothers.

In 2 Thessalonians 3:14, Paul gives a similar command to avoid a disobedient brother – both prescribe social separation for church discipline.

1 Timothy 6:10 reveals love of money as a root of evil, deepening the warning against greed in the main verse.

2 Peter 2:14 describes false teachers with eyes full of adultery and hearts trained in greed, mirroring the sins listed in the main verse.

In Revelation 2:20, the church at Thyatira tolerates a false prophetess leading to sexual immorality and idolatry — mirroring the sins Paul commands to expel in 1 Cor 5:11.

Revelation 21:8 lists sexual immorality and idolatry among those destined for the lake of fire — reinforcing the eternal stakes of the sins Paul warns against.

Romans 13:13 lists drunkenness and sexual immorality together, closely echoing the same vices Paul condemns here.

Romans 16:17 urges keeping away from those causing divisions — a direct parallel to Paul's instruction to avoid sinful brothers.

Acts 9:17 Contrast

Acts 9:17 shows Ananias welcoming Saul as 'brother' after conversion — a sharp contrast to Paul's command to avoid a sinful brother.

Matthew 18:17 instructs treating an unrepentant believer as a pagan — directly parallel to Paul's command to not eat with such a brother.

Mark 7:21-23 lists sexual immorality, coveting, and slander as evil from the heart that defile — showing the sins Paul warns against are internal defilement.

Joshua 7:13 Parallel

In Joshua 7:13, God commands Israel to remove the devoted thing to restore holiness — parallel to Paul's command to remove the sinning brother from the church.

Luke 21:34 Parallel

Luke 21:34 warns against drunkenness and dissipation, a direct parallel to the drunkard Paul instructs to avoid.

Acts 15:20 Parallel

Acts 15:20 lists sexual immorality and idolatry as things to avoid, paralleling the vices in Paul's list for church discipline.

Psalm 101:5 Parallel

Psalm 101:5 condemns slander and pride, connecting to the reviler mentioned in the main verse.

Ephesians 5:18 commands not to get drunk, directly addressing the same drunkard vice Paul lists here.

Ephesians 5:3 prohibits sexual immorality and covetousness among saints, echoing the same vices Paul lists for avoiding fellowship.

In Galatians 5:19-21, Paul lists sexual immorality and other vices as works of the flesh that exclude from God's kingdom – a parallel sin list with a different warning.

Luke 18:11 Parallel

In Luke 18:11, the Pharisee thanks God he is not like swindlers or adulterers — the very sinners Paul says to avoid. The Pharisee's self-righteous pride contrasts with Paul's call for discipline.

In Matthew 24:49-51, a servant gets drunk with drunkards and is judged, paralleling the drunkard vice Paul lists here.

In 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8, Paul calls believers to abstain from sexual immorality – the same sin that triggers avoidance in 1 Corinthians 5:11.

In Matthew 23:25, Jesus condemns the scribes and Pharisees for greed hidden under outward purity — the same inner corruption Paul warns against associating with in a brother.

Luke 12:45 Parallel

Luke 12:45 similarly describes a servant eating and drinking with drunkards, mirroring the vice Paul warns against.

1 Timothy 3:3 requires overseers to not be drunkards or lovers of money — two sins from Paul's list, though applied to leadership qualifications.

In 1 Timothy 6:5, Paul warns about people who see godliness as a means of gain — the same greed that disqualifies a brother in 1 Corinthians 5:11.

Ezekiel 22:12 condemns greed and extortion, paralleling the greed Paul lists as a vice requiring separation.

2 Peter 2:15 cites Balaam's love of gain from wrongdoing, illustrating the greed condemned in the main verse.

2 John 1:10 Parallel

In 2 John 1:10, the command is to avoid false teachers, not just immoral brothers – similar exclusion principle but different target.

Galatians 5:21 includes drunkenness among works of the flesh, matching Paul's warning against associating with drunkards in the church.

In Proverbs 14:7, the wise person leaves a fool because of lack of knowledge — parallel to Paul's instruction to avoid a sinning brother who persists in sin.

Psalm 10:3 Related theme

Psalm 10:3 depicts the greedy as renouncing the Lord — linking greed to idolatry, a connection Paul also makes in his list.