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

Perhaps one of you has a quarrel with another Christian. Who should decide which of you is right? You should never ask people who do not know God to decide. No! Instead, you should go to God's people. They should decide. 2It is God's people who will judge all the people in the world one day. You surely know that. Since that is true, you should be able to decide about small quarrels between yourselves. 3You know that we will judge the angels one day. So we must be able to decide about ordinary things here on earth.

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 18:15Jesus said, ‘If your Christian friend has done something wrong against you, you must go and speak to him. When you are alone with him, tell him what he has done that is wrong. He may agree with what you say. If he does, then you can call him your friend again.
• Acts 18:14Paul was ready to speak, but Gallio spoke first to the Jews. He said, ‘If this man had done a very bad thing, then I would judge him. It would be right for me to listen to you.
• Acts 19:38Perhaps Demetrius and his workers think that someone has done a bad thing to them. If they think that, they should let a judge decide. There are officers for the government who will do this. If someone has done a wrong thing, people should tell a judge.
• 1 Corinthians 6:6But instead, some believers among you accuse other believers in front of judges. And those judges are not believers!
• 1 Corinthians 1:2I am sending this letter to you, the people of God's church in Corinth. God has made you clean because you belong to Christ Jesus. He has chosen you to be his special people. So you join together with all people everywhere who worship our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is their Lord, as he is our Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 14:33When we meet together as God's people, he wants there to be peace among us. He does not want to bring trouble. This is what happens in all the churches where God's people meet together.
• 1 Corinthians 16:1You asked me about the money that you want to give to God's people at Jerusalem. You should do it in the same way that I told the churches in Galatia.

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
• Fraternity
• Lawsuits
• Litigation
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Extortioner
• Judgment
• Price
• Wash
• Ye
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• 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