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On the contrary, it is you who wrong and defraud, and you do this even to your brothers and sisters.

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; [a]neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate [by perversion], nor [b]those who participate in homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers [whose words are used as weapons to abuse, insult, humiliate, intimidate, or slander], nor swindlers will inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:9 This list of sinners, which continues into v 10, is used by Paul to describe various sinful lifestyles. All such lifestyles are impossible for true believers, who continue to sin but not to live lives of sin.
  2. 1 Corinthians 6:9 Lit male homosexuals.

Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.(A) Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?(B) Do not be deceived:(C) Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers(D) nor men who have sex with men[a](E) 10 nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers(F) will inherit the kingdom of God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:9 The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.