1 Corinthians 6:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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,

Unrighteous. Translate, 'doers of wrong:' referring to 1 Corinthians 6:8 (Galatians 5:21).

Kingdom of God - which is a kingdom of righteousness (Romans 14:17).

Fornicators - alluding to 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; also below, 1 Corinthians 6:13-18,

Effeminate - self-polluters, of unnatural lusts.

1 Corinthians 6:9

9 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,