In secret (κρυφη). Old adverb, only here in N.T. Sin loves the dark.

Even to speak of (κα λεγειν). And yet…

For it is a shame even to speak, etc. . It is still a shame to speak of the practices of the heathen. Mi ionaries tell us that they cannot…

It is a shame even to speak . . .—Compare to Ephesians 5:3. Sin may be plainly indicated, and perhaps most effectively branded, without po…

It was so with the old pagan world in which Paul lived; he could not write or speak of those abominable vices, which defiled the age. But is London…

Paul reiterates the insistence of v.3 that the abominable things pagan profligates do under cover of secrecy must not be breathed among Christians.…

Which are done by them in secret. This shows the advantage of reproving the ungodly. If they only escape the eyes of men, there is no crim…

For it is a shame even to speak of those things
This is a reason, why persons should walk as children of light; why …

Filthy lusts must be rooted out. These sins must be dreaded and detested. Here are not only cautions against blatant acts of sin, but also against …