处理信徒之间的争执

你们中间发生了纠纷,不找圣徒审理,竟敢告到不义的人面前吗? 难道你们不知道圣徒将来要审判这世界吗?既然这世界也要由你们审判,难道你们不能审理这些小事吗? 岂不知我们将来要审判天使吗?何况今世的事呢? 如果你们有什么纠纷,你们会指派不受教会敬重的人来审理吗? 我说这些是要叫你们羞愧。难道你们当中没有一个有智慧的人可以审理弟兄姊妹之间的事吗? 你们居然弟兄告弟兄,还告到非信徒面前!

你们互相指控,已经是很大的失败,为什么不能甘愿受欺负、吃点亏呢? 你们反而欺负人、亏待人,而且欺负、亏待的是自己的弟兄姊妹。 你们岂不知道不义的人不能承受上帝的国吗?不要自欺,一切淫乱的、拜偶像的、通奸的、变态的、同性恋的、 10 偷窃的、贪婪的、酗酒的、毁谤的、欺诈的,都不能承受上帝的国。 11 你们当中有些以前就是这样的人,但靠着主耶稣基督的名和我们上帝的灵,你们已经被洗净,成为圣洁的义人了。

远离淫乱的行为

12 凡事我都可以做,但并非事事都有益处;凡事我都可以做,但我不受任何事的辖制。 13 食物是为了肚腹,肚腹也是为了食物,但将来上帝要把这两样都废弃。身体不是用来行淫的,而是为了主,主也是为了身体。 14 上帝已经使主复活了,将来也会用祂的大能使我们复活。

15 难道你们不知道你们的身体就是基督的肢体吗?我能将基督的肢体与妓女的肢体联合吗?绝对不能! 16 你们不知道与妓女苟合,就是和她成为一体吗?因为主说:“二人要成为一体”。 17 然而,与主联合就是与祂合为一灵。

18 你们务要远离淫乱的行为。人无论犯什么样的罪,都是在身体以外,唯独淫乱的,是得罪自己的身体。 19 岂不知你们的身体就是圣灵的殿吗?你们里面住着上帝所赐的圣灵。你们不再属于自己, 20 因为你们是上帝用重价买来的,所以你们要用自己的身体使祂得荣耀。

信徒的争执应由教会审判

你们中间有人和弟兄起了争执,怎敢告到不义的人面前,却不告在圣徒面前呢? 你们不知道圣徒要审判世界吗?既然世界要由你们来审判,难道你们不配审判这些最小的事吗? 你们不知道我们要审判天使吗?何况今生的事呢? 你们既然要审判今生的事,为甚么让教会不重视的人来审判呢? 我说这话,是要使你们羞愧。难道你们中间没有一个有智慧的人,能够审判弟兄之间的事吗? 你们竟然是弟兄告弟兄,而且告到不信的人面前去吗? 你们彼此告状,已经是你们的失败了。为甚么不宁愿受委屈呢?为甚么不甘心吃亏呢? 但你们反倒使人受委屈,叫人吃亏,而且他们就是你们的弟兄。 你们不知道不义的人不能承受 神的国吗?不要自欺,无论是行淫乱的、拜偶像的、奸淫的、作娈童的、亲男色的、 10 偷窃的、贪心的、醉酒的、辱骂人的或勒索的,都不能承受 神的国。 11 你们有些人从前也是这样的,但现在借着我们主耶稣基督的名,靠着我们 神的灵,都已经洗净了,圣洁了,称义了。

要用身体荣耀 神

12 甚么事我都可以作,但不是都有益处。甚么事我都可以作,但我不要受任何事的辖制。 13 食物是为了肚腹,肚腹是为了食物;但 神却要把这两样都废掉。身体不是为了淫乱,而是为了主,主也是为了身体。 14  神不但使主复活了,也要用他的能力使我们复活。 15 你们不知道你们的身体就是基督的肢体吗?这样,我们可以把基督的肢体当作娼妓的肢体吗?当然不可以! 16 你们不知道那跟娼妓苟合的,就是与她成为一体了吗?因为经上说:“二人要成为一体。” 17 但那与主联合的,就是与他成为一灵了。 18 你们要逃避淫乱的事。人所犯的,无论是甚么罪,都是在身体以外,唯有行淫乱的,是触犯自己的身体。 19 你们不知道你们的身体就是那位住在你们里面的圣灵的殿吗?这圣灵是你们从 神那里领受的。你们不是属于自己的, 20 因为你们是用重价买来的。所以你们务要用自己的身体荣耀 神。

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.