1 Corinthians 6:1–11

Lawsuits Among Believers

¹Does any one of you, when he has a ¹case against another, dare to be tried before the unrighteous and ^anot before the ²saints?

²Or ^ado you not know that ^bthe ¹saints will judge ^cthe world? If the world is judged by you, are you not worthy to ²constitute the smallest law courts?

^3aDo you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life?

⁴So if you have law courts dealing with matters of this life, do you appoint those who are of no account in the church as judges?

^5aI say this to your shame. Is it really this way: there is not one wise man among you who will be able to pass judgment between his ^bbrothers?

⁶On the contrary, brother is tried with brother, and that before ^aunbelievers!

⁷Actually, then, it is already a failure for you, that you have lawsuits with one another. ^aWhy not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?

⁸On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your ^abrothers.

⁹Or ^ado you not know that the unrighteous will not ^binherit the kingdom of God? ^cDo not be deceived; ^dneither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ¹effeminate, nor homosexuals,

¹⁰nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will ^ainherit the kingdom of God.

^11aAnd such were some of you; but you were ^bwashed, but you were ^csanctified, but you were ^djustified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.