1 Corinthians 6
6
On Lawsuits Among Believers
1 Does anyone of you, having a matter against another,* dare to go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if by you the world is to be judged, are you unfit to judge* very small cases?* 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels, how much more matters pertaining to this life? 4 Therefore, if you have cases pertaining to this life, do you appoint as judges those who are least esteemed in the church?* 5 I say this to your shame. So, is there not a wise person among you, who will be able to make a decision between his brothers? 6 But brother goes to law against brother—and this before unbelievers! 7 Already, therefore, it is totally* a defeat for you that you have lawsuits against one another. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? 8 Instead, you yourselves do* wrong and defraud—and this to brothers!
9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be misled: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor passive partners in male homosexual acts,* nor active partners in male homosexual acts,* 10 nor thieves, nor covetous persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionists, will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But 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.
On Sexual Immorality
12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be brought under the control of any. 13 “Foods are for the stomach and the stomach is for foods”—but God will destroy them both.* But the body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
14 Now God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by His power. 15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be! 16 Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two will become one flesh.” 17 But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.* 18 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin which a person commits is outside the body, but the one who commits sexual immorality sins against his* own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God,* and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought with a price. Therefore, glorify God with your body.*
Notes
1 Greek against the other
2 The infinitive phrase to judge is contextually supplied for clarity
2 Or are you unfit [ to constitute ] the very small courts?
4 Or Therefore, if you have law courts pertaining to this present life, do you appoint as judges those who are least esteemed in the church ?
7 Or actually
8 The verb do is supplied on contextual considerations for the sake of clarity
9 Or catamites
10 Or pederasts / sodomites
13 Greek but God will destroy both this and these
17 Greek But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit
18 Greek the . In this context, the Greek definite article functions pronominally, thus translating to his
19 Greek whom you have from God
20 Some ancient manuscripts insert and with your spirit, which are God’s
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