[a]For I verily as absent in body, but present in [b]spirit, have determined already as though I were present, that he that hath thus done this thing,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 5:3 Excommunication ought not to be committed to one man’s power, but must be done by the authority of the whole Congregation, after that the matter is diligently examined.
  2. 1 Corinthians 5:3 In mind, thought, and will.

For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit.(A) As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus(B) on the one who has been doing this.

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