1 Corinthians 6:1

1 Corinthians 6:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
• New International Version (NIV)If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people?
• English Standard Version (ESV)When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Context of 1 Corinthians 6:1

If any of you has a dispute against another, how dare you take it to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? 2Or don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the trivial cases? 3Don’t you know that we will judge angels — how much more matters of this life?

1 Corinthians 6:1 word by word

Τολμᾷ τις ὑμῶν πρᾶγμα ἔχων πρὸς τὸν ἕτερον κρίνεσθαι ἐπὶ τῶν ἀδίκων καὶ οὐχὶ ἐπὶ τῶν ἁγίων;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Dareτολμάωtolmaō · be boldG5111
• anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• of youσύsu · youG4771
• havingἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a matterπρᾶγμαpragma · thingG4229
• againstπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• go to lawκρίνωkrinō · to judgeG2919
• beforeἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the unjustἄδικοςadikos · unjustG94
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 6:1

• Matthew 18:15“If your brother sins against you, go tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won your brother.
• Acts 18:14As Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or of a serious crime, it would be reasonable for me to put up with you Jews.
• Acts 19:38So if Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a case against anyone, the courts are in session, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.
• 1 Corinthians 6:6Instead, brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers!
• 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God at Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord — both their Lord and ours.
• 1 Corinthians 14:33since God is not a God of disorder but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
• 1 Corinthians 16:1Now about the collection for the saints: Do the same as I instructed the Galatian churches.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Dare any of you, etc. - From the many things that are here reprehended by the apostle, we learn that the Christian Church at Corinth was in a state of great imperfection, notwithstanding there were very many eminent characters among them. Divided as they were among themselves, there was no one person who possessed any public authority to settle differences between man and man; therefore, as one party would not submit to the decisions of another, they were…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Dare any of you - The reasons why the apostle introduced this subject here may have been: (1)That he had mentioned the subject of judging 1 Corinthians 5:13, and that naturally suggested the topic which is here introduced; and, (2)This might have been a prevailing evil in the church of Corinth, and demanded correction. The word “dare” here implies that it was inconsistent with religion, and improper. “can you do it; is it proper or right; or do you…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Cautions against going to law in heathen courts. (1-8) Sins which, if lived and died in, shut out from the kingdom of God. (9-11) Our bodies, which are the members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Ghost, must not be defiled. (12-20) Verses 1-8 Christians should not contend with one another, for they are brethren. This, if duly attended to, would prevent many law-suits, and end many quarrels and disputes. In matters of great damage to ourselves or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-11When serious disagreements occur between two Christians, they should resolve them with the help of other believers, not in a secular court.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-111Co 6:1-11. Litigation of Christians in Heathen Courts Censured: Its Very Existence Betrays a Wrong Spirit: Better to Bear Wrong Now, and Hereafter the Doers of Wrong Shall Be Shut Out of Heaven. 1. Dare--This word implies treason against Christian brotherhood [Bengel]. before the unjust--The Gentile judges are here so termed by an epithet appropriate to the subject in question, namely, one concerning justice. Though all Gentiles were not altogether…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 6:1

• Arbitration
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In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Extortioner
• Judgment
• Price
• Wash
• Ye
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• Eschatology of the New Testament
• Peter, the First Epistle of
• believe, believer, belief, unbeliever, unbelief

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