1 Corinthians 5:1

New American Bible - revised edition

It is widely reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of a kind not found even among pagans—a man living with his father’s wife.

Cross References

Genesis 35:22

While Israel was encamped in that region, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine. When Israel heard of it, he was greatly offended. The sons of Jacob were now twelve.

Genesis 37:2

This is the story of the family of Jacob. When Joseph was seventeen years old, he was tending the flocks with his brothers; he was an assistant to the sons of his father’s wives Bilhah and Zilpah, and Joseph brought their father bad reports about them.

Genesis 49:4

Turbulent as water, you shall no longer excel, for you climbed into your father’s bed and defiled my couch to my sorrow.

2 Samuel 16:22

So a tent was pitched on the roof for Absalom, and Absalom went to his father’s concubines in view of all Israel. Counsel of Ahithophel.

2 Samuel 20:3

David came to his house in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left behind to care for the palace and placed them under guard. He provided for them, but never again saw them. And so they remained shut away to the day of their death, lifelong widows. Amasa’s Death.

1 Chronicles 5:1

The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel. (He was indeed the firstborn, but because he defiled the couch of his father his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph, son of Israel, so that he is not listed in the family records according to his birthright.

Jeremiah 2:33

How well you pick your way when seeking love! In your wickedness, you have gone by ways unclean!

Ezekiel 16:47

Not only did you walk in their ways and act as abominably as they did, but in a very short time you became more corrupt in all your ways than they were.

Ezekiel 22:10

In you are those who uncover the nakedness of their fathers; in you those who coerce women to intercourse during their period.

Leviticus 18:8

You shall not have intercourse with your father’s wife, for that would be a disgrace to your father.

Leviticus 20:11

If a man disgraces his father by lying with his father’s wife, the two of them shall be put to death; their bloodguilt is upon them.

Amos 2:7

They trample the heads of the destitute into the dust of the earth, and force the lowly out of the way. Son and father sleep with the same girl, profaning my holy name.

Acts 15:20

but tell them by letter to avoid pollution from idols, unlawful marriage, the meat of strangled animals, and blood.

Acts 15:29

namely, to abstain from meat sacrificed to idols, from blood, from meats of strangled animals, and from unlawful marriage. If you keep free of these, you will be doing what is right. Farewell.’” Delegates at Antioch.

1 Corinthians 1:11

For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers, by Chloe’s people, that there are rivalries among you.

1 Corinthians 5:11

But I now write to you not to associate with anyone named a brother, if he is immoral, greedy, an idolater, a slanderer, a drunkard, or a robber, not even to eat with such a person.

1 Corinthians 6:13

“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will do away with both the one and the other. The body, however, is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body;

1 Corinthians 6:18

Avoid immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the immoral person sins against his own body.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Do you not know that the unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor boy prostitutes nor sodomites

2 Corinthians 12:21

I fear that when I come again my God may humiliate me before you, and I may have to mourn over many of those who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, immorality, and licentiousness they practiced.

2 Corinthians 2:5

If anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure (not to exaggerate) to all of you.

2 Corinthians 7:12

So then even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong, or on account of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your concern for us might be made plain to you in the sight of God.

Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness,

Ephesians 5:3

Immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is fitting among holy ones,

Deuteronomy 27:20

“Cursed be anyone who has relations with his father’s wife, for he dishonors his father’s bed!” And all the people shall answer, “Amen!”

Colossians 3:5

Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry.

1 Thessalonians 4:7

For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness.

Revelation 2:21

I have given her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her harlotry.

Revelation 21:8

But as for cowards, the unfaithful, the depraved, murderers, the unchaste, sorcerers, idol-worshipers, and deceivers of every sort, their lot is in the burning pool of fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” The New Jerusalem.

1 Samuel 2:24

Stop this, my sons! The report that I hear the Lord’s people spreading is not good.