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Atomic Bible
1 Corinthians 5:10
I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.
from Expel the Immoral Brother, 1 Corinthians 5:9-13
What it says

He says he did not mean the immoral, greedy, swindling, or idolatrous people of the world, since in that case they would have to leave the world.

What it is doing

It prevents a total misunderstanding of his command.

In context

9I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. 10I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. 11But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. 12What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? 13God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”