SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:2
Y vosotros estis envanecidos, y no tuvisteis duelo, para que fuese quitado de en medio de vosotros el que hizo tal obra.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 5:2
Verse 2. Ye are puffed up] Ye are full of strife and contention relative to your parties and favourite teachers, and neglect the discipline of the Church. Had you considered the greatness of this crime, ye would have rather mourned, and have put away this flagrant transgressor from among you. Taken away from among you.] ina exarqh ek mesou umwn. This is supposed by some to refer to the punishment of death, by others to excommunication. The Christian Church was at this time too young to have those forms of excommunication which were practised in succeeding centuries. Probably no more is meant than a simple disowning of the person, accompanied with the refusal to admit him to the sacred ordinances, or to have any intercourse or connection with him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-8 - The apostle notices a flagrant abuse, winked at by the Corinthians Party spirit, and a false notion of Christian liberty, seem to have saved the offender from censure. Grievous indeed is it that crime should sometimes be committed by professors of the gospel, of whic even heathens would be ashamed. Spiritual pride and false doctrine tend to bring in, and to spread such scandals. How dreadful the effect of sin! The devil reigns where Christ does not. And a man is in his kingdom, and under his power, when not in Christ. The bad example of man of influence is very mischievous; it spreads far and wide. Corrup principles and examples, if not corrected, would hurt the whole church Believers must have new hearts, and lead new lives. Their commo conversation and religious deeds must be holy. So far is the sacrific of Christ our Passover for us, from rendering personal and publi holiness unnecessary, that it furnishes powerful reasons and motive for it. Without holiness we can neither live by faith in him, nor joi in his ordinances with comfort and profit.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ υμεις 5210 P-2NP πεφυσιωμενοι 5448 5772 V-RPP-NPM εστε 2075 5748 V-PXI-2P και 2532 CONJ ουχι 3780 PRT-I μαλλον 3123 ADV επενθησατε 3996 5656 V-AAI-2P ινα 2443 CONJ εξαρθη 1808 5686 V-APS-3S εκ 1537 PREP μεσου 3319 A-GSN υμων 5216 P-2GP ο 3588 T-NSM το 3588 T-ASN εργον 2041 N-ASN τουτο 5124 D-ASN ποιησας 4160 5660 V-AAP-NSM
Robertson's NT Word Studies
5:2 {And ye are puffed up} (kai humeis pefusiwmenoi este). Emphatic position of humeis (you). It may be understood as a question. Perfect passive periphrastic indicative of the same verb fusiow used already of the partisans in Corinth (#4:6,19,20). Those of the same faction with this scoundrel justified his rascality. {Did not rather mourn} (kai ouci mallon epenqesate). Possibly question also and note strong negative form ouci, which favors it. The very least that they could have done (mallon rather than be puffed up) was to mourn for shame (penqew, old verb for lamentation) as if for one dead. {That he might be taken away} (hina arqei). The sub-final use of hina of desired result (#1:15) so common in the _Koin_. First aorist passive subjunctive of air", to lift up, to carry off. Decent self-respect should have compelled the instant expulsion of the man instead of pride in his rascality.
