1 Corinthians 6:5

1 Corinthians 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?
• English Standard Version (ESV)I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren?

Context of 1 Corinthians 6:5

3Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life! 4So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers? 6Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers! 7The 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?

1 Corinthians 6:5 word by word

πρὸς ἐντροπὴν ὑμῖν λέγω. οὕτως οὐκ ἔνι ἐν ὑμῖν οὐδεὶς σοφός, ὃς δυνήσεται διακρῖναι ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ;Read the interlinear

• I say thisλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to yourσύsu · youG4771
• shameπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• shameἐντροπήentropē · shameG1791
• Is thereἔνιeni · there isG1762
• reallyοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• noοὐou · noG3756
• oneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• wiseσοφόςsophos · wiseG4680
• wiseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• wiseδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• to arbitrateδιακρίνωdiakrinō · to judge/doubtG1252
• ·ἀνάana · eachG303
• betweenμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 6:5

• 1 Corinthians 4:14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
• 1 Corinthians 11:14Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
• 1 Corinthians 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
• Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
• James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• James 3:13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? - Have you none among yourselves that can be arbitrators of the differences which arise, that you go to the heathen tribunals?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I speak to your shame - I declare that which is a reproach to you, that your matters of dispute are carried before pagan tribunals. Is it so … - Can it be that in the Christian church - the church collected in refined and enlightened Corinth - there is not a single member so wise, intelligent and prudent that his brethren may have confidence in him, and refer their causes to him? Can this be the case in a church that boasts so much of its wisdom, and that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6I say this to your shame: It is a problem for Christians to settle disputes in non-religious courts, as if no one in the church can help resolve them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. your shame--Thus he checks their puffed-up spirit (1Co 5:2; compare 1Co 15:34). To shame you out of your present unworthy course of litigation before the heathen, I have said (1Co 6:4), "Set the least esteemed in the Church to judge." Better even this, than your present course. Is it so?--Are you in such a helpless state that, &c.? not a wise man--though ye admire "wisdom" so much on other occasions (1Co 1:5, 22). Paul alludes probably to the title…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 6:5

• Arbitration
• Fraternity
• Lawsuits
• Litigation
• Strife

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings