1 Corinthians 6:1–11

Do Not Sue the Brethren

6Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the ^asaints? ²Do you not know that ^bthe 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 ^cjudge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life? ⁴If then you have ¹judgments 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. ^dWhy 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. ^eNeither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ²homosexuals, nor ³sodomites, ¹⁰nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. ¹¹And such were ^fsome of you. ^gBut you were washed, but you were ⁴sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.