¹¹ For members of Chloe’s household have made it clear to me, my brothers and sisters,^[a] that there are quarrels^[b] among you.

Lawsuits

6 When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints? ² Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits? ³ Do you not know that we will judge angels? Why not ordinary matters! ⁴ So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?^{[a] 5} I say this to your shame! Is there no one among you wise enough to settle disputes between fellow Christians?^{[b] 6} Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian,^[c] and do this before unbelievers? ⁷ The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? ⁸ But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!^[d]