1 Corinthians 6
6
Lawsuits among Believers
1When any of you has a grievance against another, do you dare to take it to court before the unrighteous, instead of taking it before the saints? 2Do you not know that 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—to say nothing of ordinary matters? 4If you have ordinary cases, then, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church? 5I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to decide between one believer#6.5 Gk brother and another, 6but a believer#6.6 Gk brother goes to court against a believer#6.6 Gk brother —and before unbelievers at that?
7In fact, to have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded? 8But you yourselves wrong and defraud—and believers#6.8 Gk brothers at that.
9Do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Fornicators, idolaters, adulterers, male prostitutes, sodomites, 10thieves, the greedy, drunkards, revilers, robbers—none of these will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And this is what some of you used to be. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.
Glorify God in Body and Spirit
12“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. 13“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food,”#6.13 The quotation may extend to the word other and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is meant not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 14And God raised the Lord and will also raise us by his power. 15Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I therefore take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! 16Do you not know that whoever is united to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall be one flesh.” 17But anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. 18Shun fornication! Every sin that a person commits is outside the body; but the fornicator sins against the body itself. 19Or do you not know that your body is a temple#6.19 Or sanctuary of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body.
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I Corinthians 6
6
Do Not Sue the Brethren
1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the #Dan. 7:22; Matt. 19:28saints? 2Do you not know that #Ps. 49:14the 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 #2 Pet. 2:4judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life? 4If then you have judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge? 5I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren? 6But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers!
7Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. #(Prov. 20:22)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. #Acts 20:32; (1 Cor. 15:50); Gal. 5:21; Eph. 5:5; 1 Tim. 1:9Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And such were #(1 Cor. 12:2; Col. 3:5–7; Titus 3:3–7)some of you. #Heb. 10:22But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
Glorify God in Body and Spirit
12#1 Cor. 10:23All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. 13#Matt. 15:17; (Rom. 14:17); Col. 2:22Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for #1 Cor. 5:1; Gal. 5:19; Eph. 5:3; Col. 3:5; 1 Thess. 4:3sexual immorality but #1 Thess. 4:3for the Lord, #(Eph. 5:23)and the Lord for the body. 14And #Rom. 6:5, 8; 2 Cor. 4:14God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up #Eph. 1:19by His power.
15Do you not know that #Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 6:13; 12:27; Eph. 5:30your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not! 16Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For #Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:5; Mark 10:8; Eph. 5:31“the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” 17#(John 17:21–23; Rom. 8:9–11); 1 Cor. 6:15; (Gal. 2:20); Eph. 4:4But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
18#Rom. 6:12; 1 Cor. 6:9; 2 Cor. 12:21; Eph. 5:3; Col. 3:5; Heb. 13:4Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins #Rom. 1:24; 1 Thess. 4:4against his own body. 19Or #John 2:21; 1 Cor. 3:16; 2 Cor. 6:16do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, #Rom. 14:7and you are not your own? 20For #Acts 20:28; 1 Cor. 7:23; Gal. 3:13; 1 Pet. 1:18; 2 Pet. 2:1; Rev. 5:9you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
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