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?
• 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?
• New Living Translation (NLT)Even to have such lawsuits with one another is a defeat for you. Why not just accept the injustice and leave it at that? Why not let yourselves be cheated?

Context of 1 Corinthians 6:7

5I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, 6but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? 8But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers! 9Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

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 the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God.
• Hosea 10:2Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars and destroy their pillars.
• James 4:1What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?
• Proverbs 20:22Do not say, "I will repay evil"; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you.
• Matthew 5:39But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
• Luke 6:29To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either.
• Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
• 1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone.
• 1 Peter 2:19For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
• 1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a 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