Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
Ver. 9. Shall not inherit] It is an undefiled inheritance, 1 Peter 1:4; no dirty dog ever trampled on that golden pavement, Revelation 22:15. Heaven spewed out the angels; shall it lick up the unrighteous? The serpent could screw himself into Paradise, but no wicked could ever get into heaven. There is no happiness to be had without holiness. Let none think to break God's chain, as Balaam, Numbers 23:10 .