1 Corinthians 6:7

1 Corinthians 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
• New International Version (NIV)The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
• English Standard Version (ESV)To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, it is already an utter failure for you that you go to law against one another. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why do you not rather let yourselves be cheated?

Context of 1 Corinthians 6:7

5I say this so that you will feel ashamed. There is surely a wise person in your group who could decide quarrels between yourselves. 6But instead, some believers among you accuse other believers in front of judges. And those judges are not believers! When you accuse each other like that, it shows that you have already failed. It would be better to accept it when other people hurt you. Even if people rob you, it would be better to accept it. 8Instead, you yourselves hurt other people, and you even rob them. And those other people are believers like you! 9People who do wrong things like that will never belong to God's kingdom. You surely know that. Do not think that people like this will receive God's good things: People who have sex in wrong ways. People who worship idols. People who have sex with anyone that they are not married to. Men who have sex with other men.

1 Corinthians 6:7 word by word

ἤδη μὲν οὖν ὅλως ἥττημα ὑμῖν ἐστιν ὅτι κρίματα ἔχετε μεθ᾽ ἑαυτῶν. διὰ τί οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἀδικεῖσθε; διὰ τί οὐχὶ μᾶλλον ἀποστερεῖσθε;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowἤδηēdē · alreadyG2235
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• there isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• utterlyὅλωςholōs · at allG3654
• a faultἥττημαhēttēma · lossG2275
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• ye goἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• to lawκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
• one withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• anotherἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• ·διάdia · through/because ofG1223
• Whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• do yeἀδικέωadikeō · to harmG91
• notοὐχίouchi · not!G3780
• ratherμᾶλλονmallon · more: ratherG3123
• do yeἀποστερέωapostereō · to defraudG650

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 6:7

• Proverbs 2:5Then you will understand how to respect the Lord with fear. You will learn all about God.
• Hosea 10:2They do not truly trust God. They are guilty and they must receive their punishment. The Lord will break their altars. He will destroy their special pillars.
• James 4:1You fight and quarrel among yourselves. Do you know why that happens? It is because of the troubles in your thoughts. You want to do bad things that you think will make you happy.
• Proverbs 20:22Do not say, ‘I will pay you back for the evil thing you did to me.’ Trust the Lord to make it right for you.
• Matthew 5:39But what I tell you is this. If somebody does something bad to you, do not do anything against him. Somebody may slap you on one side of your face. Then you should also let him slap the other side of your face.
• Luke 6:29Someone may slap you on one side of your face. Then you should let him slap the other side of your face too. Someone may take away your coat. If he does, do not stop him from taking your shirt too.
• Romans 12:17If someone has done bad things against you, do not do bad things back to them. Try to live in a good way so that people will respect you. They will see that you do good things.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15If someone does something bad against you, do not do anything bad against them in return. Never do that. Instead, always try to do good things that will help one other and help everyone else.
• 1 Peter 2:19This makes God happy. Maybe your master will punish you when you have done nothing wrong. If you know that you are serving God, continue to be patient and brave.
• 1 Peter 3:9If people do bad things to you, do not do anything bad to them in return. If people insult you, do not insult them in return. Instead, pray that God will bless those people. That is what God wants you to do. Then you will receive the gift of God's blessing.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7There is utterly a fault among you - There is a most manifest defect among you, Of peaceableness; Of brotherly love; Of mutual confidence; and Of reverence for God, and concern for the honor of his cause. Why do ye not rather take wrong? - Better suffer an injury than take a method of redressing yourselves which must injure your own peace, and greatly dishonor the cause of God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7There is utterly a fault - There is ALtogether a fault; or you are entirely wrong in this thing. That ye go to law … - That is, in the sense under discussion, or before pagan magistrates. This was the point under discussion, and the interpretation should be limited to this. Whatever may be the propriety or impropriety of going to law before Christian magistrates, yet the point which the apostle refers to was that of going to law before pagans. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already: Suing a fellow believer shows self-interest instead of caring for others or honoring God. Why not rather be wronged?: Christians should follow Christ's example of self-sacrifice (see Matthew 5:38–42).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. utterly a fault--literally, "a shortcoming" (not so strong as sin). Your going to law at all is a falling short of your high privileges, not to say your doing so before unbelievers, which aggravates it. rather take wrong--(Pr 20:22; Mt 5:39, 40); that is, "suffer yourselves to be wronged."Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 6:7

• Arbitration
• Fraternity
• Lawsuits
• Litigation
• Meekness
• Retaliation
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Angel
• Extortioner
• Judgment
• Price
• Wash
• Ye
• Conscience
• Corinthians, First Epistle to the
• Damn; Damnation; Damnable

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