Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 6

1IfanyτιςtisG5100of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771hasἔχωνechōnG2192a grievanceπρᾶγμαpragmaG4229againstπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588anotherἕτερονheteronG2087,how dareΤολμᾷTolmaG5111he go to lawκρίνεσθαιkrinesthaiG2919beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588unrighteousἀδίκωνadikōnG94instead ofκαὶ οὐχὶkai ouchiG2532 G3780beforeἐπὶepiG1909theτῶνtōnG3588saintsἁγίων;hagiōnG40!

2ἢēG2228Do you not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theοἱhoiG3588saintsἅγιοιhagioiG40will judgeκρινοῦσιν;krinousinG2919theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889?AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487ἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771are to judgeκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919theὁhoG3588worldκόσμος,kosmosG2889,are you not competentἀνάξιοί ἐστεanaxioi esteG1510 G370to judgetrivialἐλαχίστων;elachistōnG1646casesκριτηρίωνkritēriōnG2922?

3Do you not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754we will judgeκρινοῦμεν;krinoumenG2919angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32?How much moreG3386the things of this lifeβιωτικά;biōtikaG982!

4SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437μὲνmenG3303you needἔχητε,echēteG2192to settleκριτήριαkritēriaG2922everyday mattersβιωτικὰbiōtikaG982,do you appointκαθίζετε.kathizeteG2523as judgesthoseτούτουςtoutousG3778τοὺςtousG3588of no standingἐξουθενημένουςexouthenēmenousG1848inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588churchἐκκλησίᾳ,ekklēsiaG1577?

5I say thisλέγω.legōG3004to yourὑμῖνhuminG4771shameπρὸς ἐντροπὴνpros entropēnG4314 G1791.Is thereἔνιeniG1762reallyοὕτωςhoutōsG3779noοὐκoukG3756oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771wiseσοφός, ὃς δυνήσεταιsophos hos dunēsetaiG4680 G3739 G1410enoughto arbitrateδιακρῖναιdiakrinaiG1252ἀνὰanaG303betweenμέσονmesonG3319hisαὐτοῦ;autouG846τοῦtouG3588brothersἀδελφοῦadelphouG80?

6Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, onebrotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80goes to lawκρίνεται,krinetaiG2919againstμετὰmetaG3326anotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80,andκαὶkaiG2532thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778in front ofἐπὶepiG1909unbelieversἀπίστων.apistōnG571!

7οὖνounG3767The very fact thatμὲν ὅτιmen hotiG3303 G3754you haveἔχετεecheteG2192lawsuitsκρίματαkrimataG2917amongμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youἑαυτῶν.he'autōnG1438meansἐστινestinG1510thatyouὑμῖνhuminG4771are thoroughlyὅλωςholōsG3654defeatedἥττημαhēttēmaG2275alreadyἤδηēdēG2235.Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101notοὐχὶouchiG3780ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123be wrongedἀδικεῖσθε;adikeistheG91?Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101notοὐχὶouchiG3780ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123be cheatedἀποστερεῖσθε;apostereistheG650?

8Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cheatἀποστερεῖτε,apostereiteG650andκαὶkaiG2532do wrongἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91,evenκαὶkaiG2532against your ownτοῦτοtoutoG3778brothersἀδελφούς.adelphousG80!

Members of Christ

9Do you not knowἢ οὐκē oukG2228 G3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thewickedἄδικοιadikoiG94will not inheritοὐ κληρονομήσουσιν;¶ou klēronomēsousinG3756 G2816thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?Do notΜὴMēG3361be deceivedπλανᾶσθε·planastheG4105:NeitherοὔτεouteG3777the sexually immoralπόρνοιpornoiG4205,norοὔτεouteG3777idolatersεἰδωλολάτραιeidōlolatraiG1496,norοὔτεouteG3777adulterersμοιχοὶmoichoiG3432,norοὔτεouteG3777men who submit toμαλακοὶmalakoiG3120orοὔτεouteG3777perform homosexual actsἀρσενοκοῖταιarsenokoitaiG733,

10norοὔτεouteG3777thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812,norοὔτεouteG3777the greedyπλεονέκταιpleonektaiG4123,norοὐouG3756drunkardsμέθυσοιmethusoiG3183,norοὐouG3756verbal abusersλοίδοροιloidoroiG3060,norοὐχouchG3756swindlersἅρπαγεςharpagesG727,will inheritκληρονομήσουσιν.klēronomēsousinG2816thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

11AndκαὶkaiG2532thatταῦτάtautaG3778is whatsomeτινεςtinesG5100ofyou wereἦτε·ēteG1510.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you were washedἀπελούσασθεapelousastheG628ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,you were sanctifiedἡγιάσθητεhēgiasthēteG37ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,you were justifiedἐδικαιώθητεedikaiōthēteG1344,inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofτοῦtouG3588ourG1473GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

12“EverythingΠάνταPantaG3956is permissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832for meG1473,”butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235notοὐouG3756everythingπάνταpantaG3956is beneficialσυμφέρει·sumphereiG4851. “EverythingπάνταpantaG3956is permissibleἔξεστινexestinG1832for meG1473,”butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235IG1473will not be masteredοὐκ ἐξουσιασθήσομαιouk exousiasthēsomaiG3756 G1850byὑπόhupoG5259anythingτινος.tinosG5100.

13τὰtaG3588“FoodβρώματαbrōmataG1033for theτῇtēaG3588stomachκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588stomachκοιλίαkoiliaG2836τοῖςtoisG3588for foodβρώμασιν·brōmasinG1033,”butδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316will destroyκαταργήσει.katargēseiG2673themκαὶkaiG3778 G2532bothκαὶkaiG2532δὲdeG1161.TheτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isnotοὐouG3756intendedτῇtēaG3588for sexual immoralityπορνείᾳporneiaG4202,butἀλλὰallaG235for theτῷtōG3588Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962for theτῷtōG3588bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983.

14δὲdeG1161ByδιὰdiaG1223Hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846ὁhoG3588powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316καὶkaiG2532raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453theτῆςtēsG3588Lord from the deadκύριονkurionG2962,andκαὶkaiG2532He will raise usἐξεγερεῖexegereiG1825 G1473also.

15Do you not knowΟὐκOukG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὰtaG3588bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983areἐστιν;estinG1510membersμέληmelēG3196of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547?Shall I then takeἄρας οὖνaras ounG3767 G142theτὰtaG3588membersμέληmelēG3196τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and uniteποιήσω μέλη;poiēsō melēG4160 G3196themwith a prostituteπόρνηςpornēsG4204?Neverμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096!

16OrἢēG2228don’t you knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754he whoὁhoG3588unites himselfκολλώμενοςkollōmenosG2853τῇtēaG3588with a prostituteπόρνῃpornēG4204isἐστιν;estinG1510oneἓνhenG1520with herin bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983?ForγάρgarG1063it is saidφησινphēsinG5346, “TheοἱhoiG3588twoδύοduoG1417will becomeἔσονται εἰςesontai eisG1510 G1519oneμίαν·mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.”

17ButδὲdeG1161he whoὁhoG3588unites himselfκολλώμενοςkollōmenosG2853with theτῷtōG3588LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962isἐστιν.¶estinG1510oneἓνhenG1520with Him inspiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.

The Temple of the Holy Spirit

(Romans 12:1–8; 1 Corinthians 3:16–23)

18Flee fromΦεύγετεPheugeteG5343τὴνtēnG3588sexual immoralityπορνείαν.porneianG4202.EveryπᾶνpanG3956othersinἁμάρτημαhamartēmaG265ὃhoG3739a manἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG444can commitἐὰν ποιήσῃean poiēsēG1437 G4160isἐστιν·estinG1510outsideἐκτὸςektosG1622hisτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματόςsōmatosG4983,butδὲdeG1161he whoὁhoG3588sins sexuallyπορνεύωνporneuōnG4203sinsἁμαρτάνει.hamartaneiG264againstεἰςeisG1519hisτὸtoG3588ownἴδιονidionG2398bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983.

19ἢēG2228Do you not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492thatὅτιhotiG3754yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isa templeναὸςnaosG3485of theτοῦtouG3588HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151whoisἐστινestinG1510inἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,whomοὗhouG3739you haveἔχετεecheteG2192receivedfromἀπὸapoG575Godθεοῦ,theouG2316καὶkaiG2532?You areἐστὲesteG1510notοὐκoukG3756your ownἑαυτῶν;he'autōnG1438;

20γὰρgarG1063you were boughtἠγοράσθητεēgorasthēteG59at a priceτιμῆς·timēsG5092.ThereforeδὴdēG1211glorifyδοξάσατεdoxasateG1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316withἐνenG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τῷtōG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983.

Members of Christ

The Temple of the Holy Spirit

(Romans 12:1–8; 1 Corinthians 3:16–23)

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6