1 Corinthians 6:10
Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
Study Note
Study Note
The catalog of those who 'shall not inherit the kingdom of God' — thieves, covetous, drunkards, revilers, extortioners — belongs to a vice list that Paul deploys in Galatians 5:21 and Ephesians 5:5 as well, suggesting a standard early Christian ethical instruction. The inclusion of the covetous (pleonektai) alongside more obviously disruptive behaviors emphasizes that internal disposition is as kingdom-excluding as external action — a consistency with Jesus' teaching about the heart (Matthew 15:19). The following verse (6:11: 'such were some of you; but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified') immediately transforms the catalog from condemnation into testimony: the community's prior condition is contrasted with their present status in Christ. The tripartite 'washed, sanctified, justified' constitutes a baptismal-christological formula important for liturgical theology.
Other Translations
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.
Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.
Cross References
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