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1 Corinthians 6

Does any of you, when he has a matter against another, dare to take it to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, aren't you fit to judge the smallest matters? Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of t

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Going to law

Does any of you, when he has a matter against another, dare to take it to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, aren't you fit to judge the smallest matters? Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life. So if you have disputes about the things of this life, do you set up as judges men the church thinks nothing of? I say this to shame you. Is it really so, that there isn't one wise man among you who can judge between his brothers? But brother goes to law against brother — and that in front of unbelievers. Now it is already a complete failure among you that you go to law with one another at all. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? Instead you do the wrong and the cheating — and to your own brothers. Don't you know that the unrighteous won't inherit the kingdom of God? Don't be fooled. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor men who abuse themselves with men, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor abusers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were made holy, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

Does any of you, having a matter against another, dare go to law in front of the unjust and not in front of the holy ones? Don't you know the holy ones will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, aren't you fit to judge the smallest matters? Don't you know we'll judge angels? How much more the things of this life? So if you've got judgments of things about this life, set up the ones to judge who are least counted in the church. I speak to your shame. Is it so that there isn't a wise man among you? No, not one who'll be able to judge between his brothers? But brother goes to law with brother, and that in front of the ones who don't believe. Now then there's completely a fault among you, because you go to law with each other. Why don't you rather take wrong? Why don't you rather let yourselves be cheated? No, you do wrong and cheat, and that to your brothers. Don't you know that the unrighteous won't inherit the kingdom of God? Don't be taken in. Not ones who sin sexually or idol worshippers or adulterers or the soft or men who lie with men, nor thieves or the greedy or drunks or insulters or takers by force will inherit the kingdom of God. And that's what some of you were. But you're washed, but you're made holy, but you're made right in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? 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? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. 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? But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 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? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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Does any of you, when he has a matter against another, dare to take it to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Plain English

Does any of you, having a matter against another, dare go to law in front of the unjust and not in front of the holy ones?

King James Version, 1611

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

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Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, aren't you fit to judge the smallest matters?

Plain English

Don't you know the holy ones will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, aren't you fit to judge the smallest matters?

King James Version, 1611

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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Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life.

Plain English

Don't you know we'll judge angels? How much more the things of this life?

King James Version, 1611

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

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So if you have disputes about the things of this life, do you set up as judges men the church thinks nothing of?

Plain English

So if you've got judgments of things about this life, set up the ones to judge who are least counted in the church.

King James Version, 1611

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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I say this to shame you. Is it really so, that there isn't one wise man among you who can judge between his brothers?

Plain English

I speak to your shame. Is it so that there isn't a wise man among you? No, not one who'll be able to judge between his brothers?

King James Version, 1611

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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But brother goes to law against brother — and that in front of unbelievers.

Plain English

But brother goes to law with brother, and that in front of the ones who don't believe.

King James Version, 1611

But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

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Now it is already a complete failure among you that you go to law with one another at all. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

Plain English

Now then there's completely a fault among you, because you go to law with each other. Why don't you rather take wrong? Why don't you rather let yourselves be cheated?

King James Version, 1611

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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Instead you do the wrong and the cheating — and to your own brothers.

Plain English

No, you do wrong and cheat, and that to your brothers.

King James Version, 1611

Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

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Don't you know that the unrighteous won't inherit the kingdom of God? Don't be fooled. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor men who abuse themselves with men,

Plain English

Don't you know that the unrighteous won't inherit the kingdom of God? Don't be taken in. Not ones who sin sexually or idol worshippers or adulterers or the soft or men who lie with men,

King James Version, 1611

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

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nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor abusers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Plain English

nor thieves or the greedy or drunks or insulters or takers by force will inherit the kingdom of God.

King James Version, 1611

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were made holy, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

Plain English

And that's what some of you were. But you're washed, but you're made holy, but you're made right in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

King James Version, 1611

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Your body is the temple

Everything is lawful for me, but not everything is good for me. Everything is lawful for me, but I won't be brought under the power of anything. Food is for the belly and the belly for food, and God will do away with both. But the body isn't for immorality; it is for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God has both raised up the Lord and will raise us up too, by his own power. Don't you know that your bodies are the parts of Christ? Should I then take the parts of Christ and make them the parts of a prostitute? God forbid. Or don't you know that the man who is joined to a prostitute is one body with her? Because it says, The two will become one flesh. But the man who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him. Run from immorality. Every sin a man commits is outside the body. But the man who is sexually immoral sins against his own body. Or don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God? And you aren't your own. Because you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

Everything is lawful for me, but everything isn't useful. Everything is lawful for me, but I won't be brought under the power of any. Foods for the belly and the belly for foods. But God will wreck both it and them. Now the body isn't for sexual sin but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. And God has both raised up the Lord and will raise us up too by his own power. Don't you know your bodies are the parts of Christ? Should I then take the parts of Christ and make them the parts of a prostitute? God forbid. What? Don't you know the one who's joined to a prostitute is one body? Because the two, he says, will be one flesh. But the one who's joined to the Lord is one spirit. Run from sexual sin. Every sin a man does is outside the body. But the one who sins sexually sins against his own body. What? Don't you know your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit in you, who you've got of God, and you aren't your own? Because you're bought with a price. So give glory to God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power. Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid. What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh. But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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Everything is lawful for me, but not everything is good for me. Everything is lawful for me, but I won't be brought under the power of anything.

Plain English

Everything is lawful for me, but everything isn't useful. Everything is lawful for me, but I won't be brought under the power of any.

King James Version, 1611

All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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Food is for the belly and the belly for food, and God will do away with both. But the body isn't for immorality; it is for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

Plain English

Foods for the belly and the belly for foods. But God will wreck both it and them. Now the body isn't for sexual sin but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

King James Version, 1611

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

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And God has both raised up the Lord and will raise us up too, by his own power.

Plain English

And God has both raised up the Lord and will raise us up too by his own power.

King James Version, 1611

And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

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Don't you know that your bodies are the parts of Christ? Should I then take the parts of Christ and make them the parts of a prostitute? God forbid.

Plain English

Don't you know your bodies are the parts of Christ? Should I then take the parts of Christ and make them the parts of a prostitute? God forbid.

King James Version, 1611

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

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Or don't you know that the man who is joined to a prostitute is one body with her? Because it says, The two will become one flesh.

Plain English

What? Don't you know the one who's joined to a prostitute is one body? Because the two, he says, will be one flesh.

King James Version, 1611

What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

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But the man who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.

Plain English

But the one who's joined to the Lord is one spirit.

King James Version, 1611

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

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Run from immorality. Every sin a man commits is outside the body. But the man who is sexually immoral sins against his own body.

Plain English

Run from sexual sin. Every sin a man does is outside the body. But the one who sins sexually sins against his own body.

King James Version, 1611

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

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Or don't you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God? And you aren't your own.

Plain English

What? Don't you know your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit in you, who you've got of God, and you aren't your own?

King James Version, 1611

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

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Because you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

Plain English

Because you're bought with a price. So give glory to God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

King James Version, 1611

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.