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1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
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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 know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
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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 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
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Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
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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 your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
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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 goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
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But instead, one brother takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!
7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
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The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
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Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.