Parallel Verses
Amplified
On the contrary, it is you who wrong and defraud, and you do this even to your brothers and sisters.
New American Standard Bible
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your
King James Version
Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
Holman Bible
Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers!
International Standard Version
Instead, you yourselves practice doing wrong and cheating others, and brothers at that!
A Conservative Version
Instead ye do wrong, and defraud, and these things to brothers.
American Standard Version
Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
An Understandable Version
But [instead], you yourselves do the wrong and cheat [others], and you do this to [Christian] brothers!
Anderson New Testament
But you act unjustly, and you defraud, and that, too, your brethren.
Bible in Basic English
So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.
Common New Testament
Instead, you yourselves defraud and do wrong, and you even do this to your brethren.
Daniel Mace New Testament
nay, in this case, you act injuriously, and do damage even to your brethren.
Darby Translation
But ye do wrong, and defraud, and this your brethren.
Godbey New Testament
But you inflict injustice, and defraud, and that your brethren.
Goodspeed New Testament
But it is you who wrong and rob others, and your own brothers at that!
John Wesley New Testament
Why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, even your brethren.
Julia Smith Translation
But ye treat ill, and defraud, and that the brethren.
King James 2000
Nay, you do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But you wrong and defraud, and [do] this [to] brothers!
Modern King James verseion
But you do wrong and defraud, and these things to brothers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Nay, ye yourselves do wrong, and rob: and that the brethren.
Moffatt New Testament
But instead of that you inflict wrong and practise frauds ??and that upon members of the brotherhood!
Montgomery New Testament
On the contrary, you yourselves are inflicting injustice and fraud, and that upon your brothers.
NET Bible
But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!
New Heart English Bible
No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers.
Noyes New Testament
But ye yourselves wrong, and defraud, and that too your brethren.
Sawyer New Testament
But you injure and defraud, and that your brothers.
The Emphasized Bible
Nay! but, ye, are doing wrong, and defrauding, - and that your brethren.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But ye do wrong and defraud, and that the brethren.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Instead of this, you wrong and cheat others yourselves-yes, even your Brothers!
Webster
But ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.
Weymouth New Testament
On the contrary you yourselves inflict injustice and fraud, and upon brethren too.
Williams New Testament
On the contrary, you practice wronging and robbing others, and that your brothers.
World English Bible
No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers.
Worrell New Testament
But ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren!
Worsley New Testament
But ye do wrong and defraud, and that even your brethren.
Youngs Literal Translation
but ye -- ye do injustice, and ye defraud, and these -- brethren!
Themes
Arbitration » Instances of » Urged by paul, as a mode of action for Christians
Business life » Dishonesty » Fraud
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Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 6:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lawsuits Between Believers
7
Why, the very fact that you have lawsuits with one another is already a defeat. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
8 On the contrary, it is you who wrong and defraud, and you do this even to your brothers and sisters.
9
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived;
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Cross References
1 Thessalonians 4:6
and that [in this matter of sexual misconduct] no man shall transgress and defraud his brother because the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we have told you before and solemnly warned you.
Leviticus 19:13
‘You shall not oppress or exploit your neighbor, nor rob him. You shall not withhold the wages of a hired man overnight until morning.
Micah 2:2
They covet fields and seize them,
And houses, and take them away.
They oppress and rob a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, against adulterers, against perjurers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages and widows and the fatherless, and against those who turn away the alien [from his right], and those who do not fear Me [with awe-filled reverence],” says the Lord of hosts.
Mark 10:19
Colossians 3:25
For he who does wrong will be punished for his wrongdoing, and [with God] there is no partiality [no special treatment based on a person’s position in life].
James 5:4
Look! The wages that you have [fraudulently] withheld from the laborers who have mowed your fields are crying out [against you for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of