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Don't you know that evil people will not receive God's kingdom? Don't be fooled. Those who commit sexual sins will not receive the kingdom. Neither will those who worship statues of gods or commit adultery. Neither will men who are prostitutes or who commit homosexual acts.
Reference
Greek: ἴσημι (ísēmi)
to know
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: φαῦλος (phaûlos)
"foul" or "flawy", i.e. (figuratively) wicked
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: προσλαμβάνω (proslambánō)
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
Hebrew: qᵉbal
to acquire
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: βασιλεία (basileía)
properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: πράσσω (prássō)
which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
Hebrew: gâlal
to roll (literally or figuratively)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: προσλαμβάνω (proslambánō)
to take to oneself, i.e. use (food), lead (aside), admit (to friendship or hospitality)
Hebrew: qᵉbal
to acquire
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεία (basileía)
properly, royalty, i.e. (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
Greek: οὔτε (oúte)
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: σεβάζομαι (sebázomai)
to venerate, i.e. adore
Hebrew: çᵉgid
{to prostrate oneself (in homage)}
Greek: μοιχεύω (moicheúō)
to commit adultery
Greek: οὔτε (oúte)
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: πράσσω (prássō)
which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
Hebrew: gâlal
to roll (literally or figuratively)
Kingdom
1 Corinthians 6:10
Parallel theme
Leviticus 20:13
Leviticus 18:22
Revelation 22:15
Revelation 21:8
1 Corinthians 5:10
References God
1 Corinthians 6:19
Hebrews 13:4
Deuteronomy 22:5
Righteousness
Romans 1:18
Verse Explanation
Paul warns that people who continue in serious sinful behavior without repentance will not inherit God's kingdom, reminding the Corinthians that Christian freedom does not mean that every kind of behavior is acceptable.
History
1st century AD: Early Christian communities taught that belonging to Christ required a changed way of life.