For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
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Interpretation
The apostle notices a flagrant abuse, winked at by the Corinthians. Party spirit, and a false notion of Christian liberty, seem to have saved the offender from censure.
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This thought runs through 1 Corinthians 5:1-5.