In the person of Christ (εν προσωπω Χριστου). More exactly, "in the presence of Christ," before Christ, in the face of Christ. Cf.…

To whom ye forgive any thing. The sense here is, "I have confidence in you as a Christian society; and such confidence, that if you forgiv…

To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also.—The procedure of 1 Corinthians 5:3–7 is again, obviously, in h…

Paul here aligns himself with the Corinthian decision to forgive the person in question—a decision he trusts they will make after receiving the pre…

To whom ye forgive. So that he might more readily pacify them, he added his approval to the pardon they extended. “Do not hesitate to forg…

To whom you forgive anything, I forgive also
This may extend to the forgiveness of any person, in any case; either i…

The apostle desires them to receive the person who had done wrong back into their communion, because he was aware of his fault and greatly afflicte…

After giving the reason for his delay—namely, to avoid causing them pain—and after telling them of his sadness, the Apostle here addresses the one …