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1 Corinthians 5:1

Above all else, it is being said that there is fornication among you, even fornication of a such kind that is not among the Gentiles, so that someone would have the wife of his father
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King James Version

It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

English Standard Version

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father's wife.

New International Version

It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: A man has his father's wife.