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1 Corinthians 6:1-6

1 Dare any one of you, having a matter against another, prosecute his suit before the unjust, and not before the saints?

1 If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people?

2 Do ye not then know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy of [the] smallest judgments?

2 Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?

3 Do ye not know that we shall judge angels? and not then matters of this life?

3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

4 If then ye have judgments as to things of this life, set those [to judge] who are little esteemed in the assembly.

4 Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church?

5 I speak to you [to put you] to shame. Thus there is not a wise person among you, not even one, who shall be able to decide between his brethren!

5 I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?

6 But brother prosecutes his suit with brother, and that before unbelievers.

6 But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!

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