ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 5 v4

DEPUTIZED IN THE POWER OF CHRIST. AMBROSIASTER: The Corinthians were to eject this man not only by common consent among themselves but also in the power of Christ, whose deputy Paul was. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

ACT IMMEDIATELY. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul does not allow the Corinthians to wait for him to come but passes sentence from afar. He did this so as not to give the Corinthians any leeway for making excuses. They were to act immediately and in the very precise manner described. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 15.3.

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