1 Corinthians 6
6
1DARE any of you, having a matter against another, go to be judged before the unjust, and not before the saints?
2Know you not that the saints shall judge this world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
3Know you not that we shall judge angels? how much more things of this world?
4If therefore you have judgments of things pertaining to this world, set them to judge, who are the most despised in the church.
5I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not among you any one wise man, that is able to judge between his brethren?
6But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.
7Already indeed there is plainly a fault among you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? Why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
8But you do wrong and defraud, and that to your brethren.
9Know you not that the unjust shall not possess the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
10Nor the effeminate, nor liers with mankind, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, shall possess the kingdom of God.
11And such some of you were; but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Spirit of our God.
12All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient. All things are lawful to me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
13Meat for the belly, and the belly for the meats; but God shall destroy both it and them: but the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
14Now God hath both raised up the Lord, and will raise us up also by his power.
15Know you not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
16Or know you not, that he who is joined to a harlot, is made one body? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh.
17But he who is joined to the Lord, is one spirit.
18Fly fornication. Every sin that a man doth, is without the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body.
19Or know you not, that your members are the temple of the Holy Ghost, who is in you, whom you have from God; and you are not your own?
20For you are bought with a great price. Glorify and bear God in your body.
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I Corinthians 6
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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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