1 Corinthians 6:1-3

New International Version

Lawsuits Among Believers

6 If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people?^(A) ²Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world?^(B) And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? ³Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

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1 Corinthians 6:1-3

English Standard Version

Lawsuits Against Believers

6 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous ^(A)instead of the saints? ²Or do you not know that ^(B)the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? ³Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!

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1 Corinthians 6:1-3

New American Standard Bible

Lawsuits Discouraged

6 Does any one of you, when he has a ^[a]case against ^[b]his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and ^(A)not before the ^[c]saints? ²Or ^(B)do you not know that ^(C)the ^[d]saints will judge ^(D)the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not competent to form the smallest ^[e]law courts? ³^(E)Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?

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1 Corinthians 6:1 Lit matter
1 Corinthians 6:1 Lit the other
1 Corinthians 6:1 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people
1 Corinthians 6:2 See note 2 v 1
1 Corinthians 6:2 I.e., to try trivial cases

1 Corinthians 6:1-3

King James Version

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

²Do 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?

³Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

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1 Corinthians 6:1-3

New King James Version

Do Not Sue the Brethren

6 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the ^(A)saints? ²Do you not know that ^(B)the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? ³Do you not know that we shall ^(C)judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?

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1 Corinthians 6:7-9

New International Version

⁷The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?^(A) ⁸Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.^(B) ⁹Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God?^(C) Do not be deceived:^(D) Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers^(E) nor men who have sex with men^[a]^(F)

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1 Corinthians 6:9 The words men who have sex with men translate two Greek words that refer to the passive and active participants in homosexual acts.

1 Corinthians 6:7-9

English Standard Version

⁷To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. ^(A)Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? ⁸But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even ^(B)your own brothers!^[a]

⁹Or do you not know that the unrighteous^[b] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: ^(C)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,^[c]

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1 Corinthians 6:8 Or brothers and sisters
1 Corinthians 6:9 Or wrongdoers
1 Corinthians 6:9 The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts

1 Corinthians 6:7-9

New American Standard Bible

⁷Actually, then, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. ^(A)Why not rather suffer the wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? ⁸On the contrary, you yourselves do wrong and defraud. And this to your ^(B)brothers and sisters!

⁹Or ^(C)do you not know that the unrighteous will not ^(D)inherit the kingdom of God? ^(E)Do not be deceived; ^(F)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ^[a]homosexuals,

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1 Corinthians 6:9 Two Gr words in the text, prob. submissive and dominant male homosexuals

1 Corinthians 6:7-9

King James Version

⁷Now 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?

⁸Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

⁹Know 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,

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1 Corinthians 6:7-9

New King James Version

⁷Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. ^(A)Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated? ⁸No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren! ⁹Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. ^(B)Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ^[a]homosexuals, nor ^[b]sodomites,

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1 Corinthians 6:9 catamites, those submitting to homosexuals
1 Corinthians 6:9 male homosexuals

1 Corinthians 6:11

New International Version

¹¹And that is what some of you were.^(A) But you were washed,^(B) you were sanctified,^(C) you were justified^(D) in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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1 Corinthians 6:11

English Standard Version

¹¹And ^(A)such were some of you. But ^(B)you were washed, ^(C)you were sanctified, ^(D)you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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1 Corinthians 6:11

New American Standard Bible

¹¹^(A)Such were some of you; but you were ^(B)washed, but you were ^(C)sanctified, but you were ^(D)justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and ^[a]in the Spirit of our God.

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1 Corinthians 6:11 Or by

1 Corinthians 6:11

King James Version

¹¹And 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.

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1 Corinthians 6:11

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¹¹And such were ^(A)some of you. ^(B)But you were washed, but you were ^[a]sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

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1 Corinthians 6:11 set apart

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