1 Corinthians 6:1-8
Amplified Bible
Lawsuits Discouraged
6 Does any one of you, when he has a [a]complaint (civil dispute) with another [believer], dare to go to law before unrighteous men (non-believers) instead of [placing the issue] before the saints (God’s people)? 2 [b]Do you not know that the saints (God’s people) will [one day] judge the world? If the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent [c]to try trivial (insignificant, petty) cases? 3 Do you not know that we [believers] will judge angels? How much more then [as to] matters of this life? 4 So if you have lawsuits dealing with matters of this life, are you appointing those as judges [to hear disputes] who are of no account in the church? 5 I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is not one wise man among you who [is governed by integrity and] will be able and competent to decide [private disputes] between his fellow believers, 6 but instead, brother goes to law against brother, and that before [judges who are] unbelievers?
7 Why, the very fact that you have lawsuits with one another is already a defeat. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 On the contrary, it is you who wrong and defraud, and you do this even to your brothers and sisters.
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- 1 Corinthians 6:1 I.e. a property or civil claim (not a criminal matter) before it goes to court.
- 1 Corinthians 6:2 This is the first of six “Do you not know” statements in this chapter.
- 1 Corinthians 6:2 Or to form the smallest courts.
1 Corinthians 6:1-8
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
6 When echō any tis of you hymeis has echō a legal pragma dispute against pros · ho another heteros, how dare he tolmaō go to law krinō before epi · ho heathen adikos judges and kai not ouchi before epi the ho saints hagios? 2 Or ē do you not ou know oida that hoti the ho saints hagios will judge krinō the ho world kosmos? And kai if ei the ho world kosmos is to be judged krinō by en you hymeis, are you eimi incompetent anaxios to try kritērion minor cases elachistos? 3 Do you not ou know oida that hoti we will judge krinō angels angelos, not mēti to mention everyday biōtikos affairs ? 4 So oun if ean you have echō ordinary biōtikos cases kritērion, do you appoint kathizō as judges those houtos who ho have no standing exoutheneō in en the ho church ekklēsia? 5 I say legō this to pros your hymeis shame entropē! Is there no one oudeis among en you hymeis wise sophos enough dynamai to settle diakrinō a dispute between ana mesos · ho his autos brothers adelphos, 6 but alla brother adelphos goes to court krinō against meta brother adelphos, and kai that houtos before epi unbelievers apistos? 7 Already ēdē it is eimi altogether holōs a defeat hēttēma for you hymeis, that hoti you have echō lawsuits krima with meta one heautou another . Why dia tis not ouchi rather mallon be wronged adikeō? Why dia tis not ouchi rather mallon be defrauded apostereō? 8 But alla you yourselves hymeis wrong adikeō and kai defraud apostereō, and kai this houtos to your own brothers adelphos!
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