1 Corinthians 6:1-11 - Lawsuits Between Believers

¹ Dare any of you, having, a matter against his brother, sue for judgment before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? ² Or know ye not that, the saints, shall judge the world? And, if, by you, the world, is to be judged, unworthy are ye of the smallest judgment-seats? ³ Know ye not that we shall judge, messengers? and not, then, matters of this life? ⁴ If, then, for matters of this, life ye have judgment-seats, them who are of no account in the assembly, these, are ye seating thereupon? ⁵ With a view to shame you, am I speaking. So, is it possible that there is among you - not so much as one wise man, who shall be able to judge between his brethren, - ⁶ But, brother with brother, sueth for judgment, and that before unbelievers?

⁷ Already, indeed, it is an utter defeat for you, that ye are having, law-suits, one with another. Wherefore are ye not rather taking wrong? Wherefore are ye not rather suffering yourselves to be defrauded? ⁸ Nay! but, ye, are doing wrong, and defrauding, - and that your brethren. ⁹ Or know ye not that, wrong-doers, shall not inherit, God's kingdom? Be not deceiving yourselves: - neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, ¹⁰ Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners - shall inherit, God's kingdom. ¹¹ And, these things, were some of you; but ye bathed them away, - but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified, in the name of ourLord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.