2025-03-17 01:43
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 includes two key Greek words: *malakoi* ("effeminates") and *arsenokoitai* ("man-bedders"), the latter coined by Paul in this passage. While *arsenokoitai* also appears in Timothy, a pseudo-Pauline text, Corinthians is its likely source. Likely the passage condemns specifically exploitative relationships, such as catamites and their patrons, not modern same-sex relationships.
Now go read 2 samuel 1:26 and let me know what you think it means.