Lawsuits Among Believers

6 Does any one of you, when he has a ^[a]case against another, dare to be tried before the unrighteous and ^(A)not before the ^[b]saints? ² Or ^(B)do you not know that ^(C)the ^[c]saints will judge ^(D)the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not worthy to ^[d]constitute the smallest law courts? ^3 (E)Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? ⁴ So if you have law courts dealing with matters of this life, do you appoint those who are of no account in the church as judges? ^5 (F)I say this to your shame. Is it really this way: there is not one wise man among you who will be able to pass judgment between his ^(G)brothers? ⁶ On the contrary, brother is tried with brother, and that before ^(H)unbelievers!

⁷ Actually, then, it is already a failure for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. ^(I)Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? ⁸ On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your ^(J)brothers.