1 Corinthians 6:1-11 - Lawsuits Between Believers
1 Doth any one of you, who hath a matter against another, dare to go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the holy? 2 Or do ye not know, that the holy will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge in causes of the least importance? 3 Know ye not, that we shall pass judgment upon angels? How much more, concerning affairs of this life? 4 If then ye have any causes relating to this life, set them to judge who are of no repute in the church. 5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not one that will be able to judge between his brethren? 6 Nay, brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.
7 Now therefore it is altogether an evil among you, that ye have suits against each other. Why do ye not rather submit to wrong? Why do ye not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded? 8 But ye yourselves wrong, and defraud, and that too your brethren. 9 Know ye not, that wrongdoers shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were made holy, but ye were accepted as righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.