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1 Corinthians 6

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Dare any of you , having a matter against his neighbor , go to law before the unrighteous , and not before the saints ?
If any of you has a grievance against another , how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints !
Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you , are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters ?
Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases ?
Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more , things that pertain to this life ?
Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life !
If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life , do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?
So if you need to settle everyday matters , do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?
I say ` this ' to move you to shame. What, cannot there be `found' among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,
I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
but brother goeth to law with brother , and that before unbelievers ?
Instead, one brother goes to law against another , and this in front of unbelievers !
Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another . Why not rather take wrong ? why not rather be defrauded ?
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already . Why not rather be wronged ? Why not rather be cheated ?
Nay , but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that ` your ' brethren.
Instead , you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!
Or 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 men,
Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral , nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts ,
nor thieves, nor covetous , nor drunkards, nor revilers , nor extortioners , shall inherit the kingdom of God.
nor thieves, nor the greedy , nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers , nor swindlers , will inherit the kingdom of God.
And such were some of you : but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ , and in the Spirit of our God.
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified , in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
All things are lawful for me ; but not all things are expedient . All things are lawful for me ; but I will not be brought under the power of any .
“Everything is permissible for me ,” but not everything is beneficial . “Everything is permissible for me ,” but I will not be mastered by anything .
Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication , but for the Lord ; and the Lord for the body :
“Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both . The body is not intended for sexual immorality , but for the Lord , and the Lord for the body .
and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up as through his power .
By His power God raised the Lord from the dead , and He will raise us also .
Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ , and make them members of a harlot ? God forbid.
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute ? Never!
Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.
Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said , “ The two will become one flesh. ”
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
Flee fornication . Every sin that a man doeth is without the body ; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.
Flee from sexual immorality . Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body , but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
for ye were bought with a price : glorify God therefore in your body.
you were bought at a price . Therefore glorify God with your body.

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