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Psalm 50:6
And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for Godis judge himself. Selah.

Acts 17:31
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness bythat man whom he hath ordained;whereof he hath given assurance unto allmen, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Romans 2:16
In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

Therefore.

1 Corinthians 5:1,5,7
It is reported commonlythat there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife…

Deuteronomy 13:5
And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turnyou away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

Deuteronomy 17:7
The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

“Expel the wicked man from among you.”
This directive is a call for church discipline, specifically the removal of a member engaged in unrepentant sin. The phrase echoes Old Testament instructions found in passages likeDeuteronomy 17:7, where the community is instructed to purge evil from among them. The purpose of such discipline is twofold: to protect the purity of the church and to encourage the sinner to repent and be restored, as seen in2 Corinthians 2:5-11, where Paul discusses the restoration of a previously disciplined individual. This action serves as a type of Christ's ultimate judgment and purification of His church, as described inEphesians 5:25-27, where Christ presents the church as holy and blameless. The cultural context of Corinth, known for its moral laxity, highlights the necessity of such measures to maintain the church's distinctiveness and witness in a pagan society.

Paul writes, “God will judge those outside.” He is reminding the Corinthian believers that ultimate judgment of unbelievers rests with the Lord alone.

•Scripture consistently places final accountability for the world’s sin in God’s hands.Romans 12:19 says, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord,” andHebrews 10:30 echoes the same certainty.

•Acts 17:31 assures us that God “has set a day when He will judge the world in righteousness,” so Christians need not assume the role of cosmic referees.

•Revelation 20:11-12 portrays the great white throne where those “outside” Christ are judged according to their deeds.

•Because God alone sees every heart (1 Samuel 16:7), He alone can render perfect justice. Our task is not to police unbelievers but to keep our own community faithful.

Paul immediately shifts focus to the church family: “Expel the wicked man from among you.”

•This directive is rooted in the call to holiness that began in1 Corinthians 5:2, where Paul urges the church to “remove the one who did this evil.”

•Like leaven working through dough (1 Corinthians 5:6-7), unchecked sin spreads. Loving discipline protects the purity and witness of the congregation.

•Jesus outlined the process inMatthew 18:15-17—private confrontation, then witnesses, then telling it to the church, and finally separation if repentance is refused.

•Other apostles reinforce the practice:2 Thessalonians 3:6 commands believers “to keep away from every brother who leads an undisciplined life,” andTitus 3:10 advises rejecting a divisive person after two warnings.

•The goal is always restoration, not humiliation.Galatians 6:1 urges the spiritual to restore a fallen brother “with a spirit of gentleness,” yet the fellowship must act when someone refuses to turn from open, defiant sin.

Paul draws a clear line: God handles judgment of unbelievers, while the church must lovingly but firmly address persistent sin within its own ranks. Trusting God to judge those outside frees believers to focus on maintaining a pure, vibrant community where repentance, accountability, and restoration can flourish.

Therefore putaway . . .--Better omit "therefore." The Apostle in this passage adopts the form of pronouncing sentence on great criminals, with which especially the Jewish converts would be familiar (Deuteronomy 13:5;Deuteronomy 17:7;Deuteronomy 24:7).

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