1 Corinthians 6:10

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Nor	οὔτε oute	G3777	not too · conjunction — negative
thieves	κλέπται kleptai	G2812	a stealer (literally or figuratively) · noun — nominative plural masculine
nor	οὔτε oute	G3777	not too · conjunction — negative
covetous	πλεονέκται pleonektai	G4123	holding (desiring) more · noun — nominative plural masculine
nor	οὔτε oúte	G3777	not too
drunkards	μέθυσοι methusoi	G3183	tipsy · noun — nominative plural masculine
nor	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
revilers	λοίδοροι loidoroi	G3060	abusive · noun — nominative plural masculine
nor	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
extortioners	ἅρπαγες harpages	G727	rapacious · adjective — nominative plural masculine
shall	οὐχ ouch	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
inherit	κληρονομήσουσιν. klēronomēsousin	G2816	to be an heir to (literally or figuratively) · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person plural
kingdom	βασιλείαν basileian	G932	properly · noun — accusative singular feminine
God	θεοῦ theou	G2316	figuratively · noun — genitive singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

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…
Galatians 5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they w…
Ezekiel 22:29 The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger…
Ephesians 4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him…
Ezekiel 22:27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Matthew 23:33 Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
1 Peter 4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men’s matters.
Psalms 50:17-18 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Here he takes occasion to warn them against many heinous evils, to which they had been formerly addicted. I. He puts it to them as a plain truth, of which they could not be ignorant, that such sinners should not inherit the kingdom of God. The meanest among them must know thus much, that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God (Co1 6:9), shall not be owned as true members of his church on earth, nor admitted as glorious members of the church in heaven. All unrighteousness is sin; and all reigning sin, nay, every actual sin committed deliberately, and not repented of, shuts out of the kingdom of heaven. He specifies several sorts of sins: against the first and second commandments…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 6:9

unrighteous--Translate, "Doers of wrong": referring to Co1 6:8 (compare Gal 5:21). kingdom of God--which is a kingdom of righteousness (Rom 14:17). fornicators--alluding to Co1 5:1-13; also below, Co1 6:12-18. effeminate--self-polluters, who submit to unnatural lusts.

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 6:9

The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom - The unrighteous, αδικοι, those who act contrary to right, cannot inherit, for the inheritance is by right. He who is not a child of God has no right to the family inheritance, for that inheritance is for the children. If children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ, Rom 8:17. There are here ten classes of transgressors which the apostle excludes from the kingdom of God; and any man who is guilty of any one of the evils mentioned above is thereby excluded from this kingdom, whether it imply the Church of Christ here below, or the state of glory hereafter. Several of the evils here enumerated will not bear to be particularly ex…

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John Gill on 1 Corinthians 6:10

Nor thieves,.... Who take away another man's property, secret or openly, by fraud or force. Nor covetous: insatiable, in the lust of uncleanness; or greedy of worldly gain, bent upon increasing their substance at any rate, by circumvention, fraud, and deceit; and do not use the things of this life as they should, for their own good, and that of others. Nor drunkards who are strong to drink strong liquors; who give up themselves thereunto: who sit down on purpose to intoxicate themselves, and are frequent in the commission of this sin. Nor revilers; who are free with other men's characters, load them with reproaches, and take away their good names; either openly or secretly, either by tale…

The Church Fathers

The kingdom of God must be purified of all sin and immorality, so that God may reign in it.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON 1 CORINTHIANS 2.27.67-69

Paul did not say this because the Corinthians did not know it already. He was rather reawakening their reverence for the divine commandment and bringing them closer to readiness for the kingdom of heaven.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

If someone says that he does not want the kingdom of God, only eternal rest, he should not deceive himself. For there are only two places, and not a third. If a person does not deserve to reign with Christ, then he will most assuredly perish with the devil.
— Caesarius of Arles, SERMON 47.5

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Dictionary and topics

Drunk — The first case of intoxication on record is that of Noah (Gen. 9:21). The sin of drunkenness is frequently and strongly condemned (Rom. 13:13; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10; Eph. 5:18; 1 Thess. 5:7, 8). The sin of…
Evil-speaking — Is expressly forbidden (Titus 3:2; James 4:11), and severe punishments are denounced against it (1 Cor. 5:11; 6:10). It is spoken of also with abhorrence (Ps. 15:3; Prov. 18:6, 7), and is foreign to…
Adultery · 29:22,23; — 29:22,23;
Covetousness · 6:13;8:10;17:11;22:17;51:13; — 6:13;8:10;17:11;22:17;51:13;
Drunkard · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Drunkenness · Excludes from heaven — Excludes from heaven
Extortion · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Holiness Of God, The · Exhibited in his: Kingdom — Exhibited in his: Kingdom
Idolatry · Punishment of: Exclusion from heaven — Punishment of: Exclusion from heaven
Lasciviousness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Reviling And Reproaching · Excludes from heaven — Excludes from heaven
Sanctification · None can inherit the kingdom of God without — None can inherit the kingdom of God without

1 Corinthians 6:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 6:9

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 6:9

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 6:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 6:10

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 6:9

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 6:9

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 6:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 6:10