1 Corinthians 6:6
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But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers!
but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?
but instead, brother goes to law against brother, and that before [judges who are] unbelievers?
But brother goes to law against brother, and that before [Gentile judges who are] unbelievers [without faith or trust in the Gospel of Christ]?
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
Instead, brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers!
Instead, brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers!
But instead, does a brother or sister have a lawsuit against another brother or sister, and do they do this in front of unbelievers?
Instead, a brother brings a lawsuit against another brother, and that before unbelievers!
Why should one of you take another to be tried by unbelievers?
But brother prosecutes his suit with brother, and that before unbelievers.
but brother is going-to-court against brother, and this before unbelievers?
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.
But now one believer goes to court against another, and you let people who are not believers judge their case!
But instead, some believers among you accuse other believers in front of judges. And those judges are not believers!
Instead, brother sues brother, and that in front of unbelievers!
but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?
but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?
But now one ·believer [brother] goes to court against another ·believer [L brother]—and you do this in front of unbelievers!
But a brother goeth to law with a brother, and that under the infidels.
Instead, one believer goes to court against another believer, and this happens in front of unbelievers.
Instead, one Christian goes to court against another and lets unbelievers judge the case!
Instead, believer goes to court against believer, and that before unbelievers!
But now one brother goes to court against another brother. And you let men who are not believers judge their case!
Instead, one brother goes to court against another brother, and before unbelieving judges, at that!
When any of you has a grievance against another, aren’t you ashamed to bring the matter to be settled before a pagan court instead of before the church? Don’t you know that Christians will one day judge the world? And if you are to judge the world do you consider yourselves incapable of settling such infinitely smaller matters? Don’t you also know that we shall judge the very angels themselves—how much more then matters of this world only! In any case, if you find you have to judge matters of this world, why choose as judges those who count for nothing in the church? I say this deliberately to rouse your sense of shame. Are you really unable to find among your number one man with enough sense to decide a dispute between one and another of you, or must one brother resort to law against another and that before those who have no faith in Christ! It is surely obvious that something must be seriously wrong in your church for you to be having lawsuits at all. Why not let yourself be wronged or cheated? For when you go to law against your brother you yourself do him wrong, for you cheat him of Christian love and forgiveness.
But brother goes to judgment against brother, and that before the unbelievers.
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
On the contrary, brother is tried with brother, and that before unbelievers!
But brother goes to court with brother, and this before unbelievers!
But, instead, one Christian sues another and accuses his Christian brother in front of unbelievers.
I say this as bluntly as I can to wake you up to the stupidity of what you’re doing. Is it possible that there isn’t one levelheaded person among you who can make fair decisions when disagreements and disputes come up? I don’t believe it. And here you are taking each other to court before people who don’t even believe in God! How can they render justice if they don’t believe in the God of justice?
But brother goes to the law against brother, and before unbelievers, at that.
but brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers?
Instead, one believer goes to court against another believer, and this happens in front of unbelievers.
But rather brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers?
but brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?
but brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?
Why should a brother go to court against another brother, seeking a decision from unbelievers?
But now one believer goes to court against another believer—and you do this in front of unbelievers!
Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?
Instead, one believer goes to court against another. And this happens in front of unbelievers!
But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!
But instead, one brother takes another to court – and this in front of unbelievers!
But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers!
Instead, one Christian takes another Christian to court. And that court is made up of people who are not Christians!
But instead, one believer sues another—right in front of unbelievers!
But one brother goes to law against another, and that under the unbelievers?
but a believer goes to court against a believer—and before unbelievers at that?
but a believer goes to court against a believer—and before unbelievers at that?
but a believer goes to court against a believer—and before unbelievers at that?
Instead, brothers and sisters go to court against one another, and this before the unbelievers.
But one Christian is being taken to court by another, and before unbelievers at that!
But an Ach b’Moshiach takes another Ach b’Moshiach to court, and this before the courtroom of Apikorosim (Unbelievers)?
But a brother goes to law with a brother, and then before unbelievers!
but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?
but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?
Instead, a brother goes to court against a brother—and before unbelievers at that!
So one brother sues another brother in public and drags the dispute before outsiders who have no allegiance to Jesus?
But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!
But now one Christian brother takes another Christian brother to be judged by people who are not Christians.
but brother with brother striveth in doom, and that among unfaithful men.
but brother with brother doth go to be judged, and this before unbelievers!
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