1. 1 Corinthians 6:10 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Commentary on 1 Corinthians 6:10 (Summary)

1 Corinthians 6:10 (ESV)

10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

This list of sins corresponds to a remarkable degree with the problems that exist in the Corinthian church itself: sexual immorality, adultery, participating in idolatrous meals (1 Corinthians 10:14–22), and drunkenness in the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:20–21). The list is clearly intended to show to the Corinthians that they cannot possibly continue with their sins. To do so will be to become one with the world.