1 Corinthians 6:1-8
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Take Your Disputes With Brothers To Wise Judges In The Church, Not To The World’s Courts
6 Does any one of you, having a matter against the other, dare to go-to-court[a] before the unrighteous ones, and not before the saints? 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy of the smallest cases[b]? 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? Shall I not-indeed mention things-pertaining-to-this-life? 4 So indeed, if you have cases pertaining-to-this-life, are you seating[c] these [as judges]— the ones having been of-no-account[d] in the church? 5 I say this to your shame. So is there not among you anyone wise who will be able to discern[e] between his brother and this brother?— 6 but brother is going-to-court against brother, and this before unbelievers?
Better To Be Wronged Than To Wrong Your Brother With a Lawsuit
7 So indeed, it is already actually a defeat[f] for you that you have lawsuits with each other. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded[g]? 8 But you are wronging and defrauding— and this [your own] brothers!
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- 1 Corinthians 6:1 Or, to be judged.
- 1 Corinthians 6:2 Or, courts.
- 1 Corinthians 6:4 Or, seat these... church! (speaking sarcastically).
- 1 Corinthians 6:4 Or, disdained, despised.
- 1 Corinthians 6:5 Or, decide, judge.
- 1 Corinthians 6:7 Or, failure.
- 1 Corinthians 6:7 Or, robbed, deprived.
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