Discovery Box1 Corinthians 6:10 
Context6:10 thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, 1 and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 4:12
Context4:12 We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,
1 Corinthians 5:11
Context5:11 But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who calls himself a Christian 2 who is sexually immoral, or greedy, or an idolater, or verbally abusive, 3 or a drunkard, or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
1 tn Or “revilers”; BDAG 602 s.v. λοίδορος defines the term as “reviler, abusive person.” Because the term “abusive” without further qualification has become associated in contemporary English with both physical and sexual abuse, the qualifier “verbally” has been supplied in the translation.
2 tn Grk “a brother,” but the Greek word “brother” may be used for “brother or sister,” “fellow Christian,” or “fellow member of the church.” Here the term “brother” broadly connotes familial relationships within the family of God (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 2.a).
3 tn Or “a reviler”; BDAG 602 s.v. λοίδορος defines the term as “reviler, abusive person.”
