1 Corinthians 6:1–11

Lawsuits among Believers

6If any of you has a legal dispute against another, do you dare go to court ^wbefore the unrighteous, ^xand not before the saints? ²Or don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest cases? ³Don’t you know that we will judge angels—not to mention ordinary matters? ⁴So if you have cases pertaining to this life, do you select those ^ywho have no standing ^zin the church to judge? ⁵I say this to your shame! ^aCan it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between his brothers? ^b6Instead, believer ^cgoes to court against believer, and that before unbelievers! ^d

⁷Therefore, to have legal disputes against one another is already a moral failure for you. ^eWhy not rather put up with injustice? ^fWhy not rather be cheated? ^g8Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers! ⁹Don’t you know that the unrighteous ^hwill not inherit God’s kingdom? ⁱDo not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters, ^jadulterers, ^kor anyone practicing homosexuality, ^lm10no thieves, ⁿgreedy ^opeople, drunkards, verbally abusive people, ^por swindlers ^qwill inherit God’s kingdom. ¹¹And some of you used to be like this. ^rBut you were washed, you were sanctified, ^syou were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.