Bible Verses About Excommunication

But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Direct Bible command to remove the wicked person.

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Classic deliver-to-Satan passage linked with discipline.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Direct instruction to withdraw from disorderly brothers.

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Commands not to keep company or eat with such a person.

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Commands church-level refusal when a person will not listen.

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Direct biblical rule for a divisive heretic.

Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

Another Pauline example of handing someone to Satan.

But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other burden.

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I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

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If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

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But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be rooted out of it.

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The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

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Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person.

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The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

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The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.

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He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

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The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

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Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

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And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

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For some are already turned aside after Satan.

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And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Commands social distance until shame leads to change.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Shows divine discipline aimed at avoiding final condemnation.

Neither give place to the devil.

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Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

Public rebuke so the rest may fear, not full expulsion.

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

Removal language, but without full excommunication wording.

Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.

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Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

Mentions putting someone out of the church.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

Mentions people going out from the community because they were not truly of it.

And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

Broad separation language, useful but not specific to church discipline.

As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

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Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world.

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For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

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