New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Corinthians 6

Lawsuits Discouraged

1Does anyG5100oneG5100of you, when he hasἔχωνechōnG2192acaseπρᾶγμαpragmaG4229againstπρὸςprosG4314his neighborἕτερονheteronG2087,dareΤολμᾷTolmaG5111to goG2919to lawκρίνεσθαιkrinesthaiG2919beforeἐπὶepiG1909the unrighteousἀδίκωνadikōnG94andnot beforeἐπὶepiG1909thesaintsἁγίων;hagiōnG40?

2OrἢēG2228do you not knowG3609that thesaintsἅγιοιhagioiG40will judgeκρινοῦσιν;krinousinG2919the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889?IfεἰeiG1487the worldκόσμος,kosmosG2889is judgedκρίνεταιkrinetaiG2919by you, are you not competentἀνάξιοίanaxioiG370to constitutethe smallestἐλαχίστων;elachistōnG1646lawG2922courtsG2922?

3Do you not knowG3609that we will judgeκρινοῦμεν;krinoumenG2919angelsἀγγέλουςangelousG32?HowG3386muchG3386moreG3386mattersG982of this lifeβιωτικά;biōtikaG982?

4SoοὖνounG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437you haveἔχητε,echēteG2192lawG2922courtsG2922dealing with mattersG982of this lifeβιωτικὰbiōtikaG982,do you appointκαθίζετε.kathizeteG2523them as judges who are of noG1848accountG1848in the churchἐκκλησίᾳ,ekklēsiaG1577?

5I sayλέγω.legōG3004thisto your shameἐντροπὴνentropēnG1791. Is itsoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779, thatthereἔνιeniG1762is not amongἐνenG1722you oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762wiseσοφός,sophosG4680manG4680whoὃςhosG3739will be ableδυνήσεταιdunēsetaiG1410to decideδιακρῖναιdiakrinaiG1252betweenἀνὰ μέσονana mesonG303 G3319hisbrethrenἀδελφοῦadelphouG80,

6but brotherἀδελφὸςadelphosG80goesG2919to lawκρίνεται,krinetaiG2919with brotherἀδελφοῦadelphouG80,and that beforeἐπὶepiG1909unbelieversἀπίστων.apistōnG571?

7ActuallyὅλωςholōsG3654,thenοὖνounG3767,it is alreadyἤδηēdēG2235a defeatἥττημαhēttēmaG2275for you, that you haveἔχετεecheteG2192lawsuitsκρίματαkrimataG2917with oneG1438anotherG1438.Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101not ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123be wrongedἀδικεῖσθε;adikeistheG91?Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101not ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123be defraudedἀποστερεῖσθε;apostereistheG650?

8On the contraryἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771wrongἀδικεῖτεadikeiteG91and defraudἀποστερεῖτε,apostereiteG650. You dothisτοῦτοtoutoG3778evenG2532to yourbrethrenἀδελφούς.adelphousG80.

9OrἢēG2228do you not knowG3609that the unrighteousἄδικοιadikoiG94will notinheritκληρονομήσουσιν;¶klēronomēsousinG2816the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?Do not be deceivedπλανᾶσθε·planastheG4105;neitherοὔτεouteG3777fornicatorsπόρνοιpornoiG4205,norοὔτεouteG3777idolatersεἰδωλολάτραιeidōlolatraiG1496,norοὔτεouteG3777adulterersμοιχοὶmoichoiG3432,norοὔτεouteG3777effeminateμαλακοὶmalakoiG3120,norοὔτεouteG3777homosexualsἀρσενοκοῖταιarsenokoitaiG733,

10norοὔτεouteG3777thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812,norοὔτεouteG3777thecovetousπλεονέκταιpleonektaiG4123,norοὐouG3756drunkardsμέθυσοιmethusoiG3183,norοὐouG3756revilersλοίδοροιloidoroiG3060,norοὐχouchG3756swindlersἅρπαγεςharpagesG727, willinheritκληρονομήσουσιν.klēronomēsousinG2816the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

11SuchταῦτάtautaG3778were someτινεςtinesG5100of you; but you werewashedἀπελούσασθεapelousastheG628, but you weresanctifiedἡγιάσθητεhēgiasthēteG37, but you werejustifiedἐδικαιώθητεedikaiōthēteG1344in the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and in the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of our GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

The Body Is the Lord’s

12AllG3956thingsΠάνταPantaG3956are lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for me, but not allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956are profitableσυμφέρει·sumphereiG4851.AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956are lawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for me, but I will not be masteredἐξουσιασθήσομαιexousiasthēsomaiG1850by anythingτινος.tinosG5100.

13FoodβρώματαbrōmataG1033is for thestomachκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836and thestomachκοιλίαkoiliaG2836is for foodβρώμασιν·brōmasinG1033,but GodθεὸςtheosG2316willdoG2673awayG2673with bothG2532of them. YetG1161the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is not for immoralityπορνείᾳporneiaG4202, butfor the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962, andthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962is for the bodyσώματι·sōmatiG4983.

14NowδὲdeG1161GodθεὸςtheosG2316has not onlyκαὶkaiG2532raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453the LordκύριονkurionG2962, butwill alsoκαὶkaiG2532raiseἐξεγερεῖexegereiG1825us up throughδιὰdiaG1223His powerδυνάμεωςdunameōsG1411.

15Do you not knowG3609thatyour bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983are membersμέληmelēG3196of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547?Shall I thenοὖνounG3767takeG142awayG142the membersμέληmelēG3196of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160them membersμέλη;melēG3196of a prostituteπόρνηςpornēsG4204?May it neverμὴmēG3361be!

16OrἢēG2228do you not knowG3609that the one who joinsκολλώμενοςkollōmenosG2853himself to a prostituteπόρνῃpornēG4204is oneἓνhenG1520bodyσῶμάsōmaG4983with her?For He saysφησινphēsinG5346, “The twoδύοduoG1417shall becomeεἰςeisG1510 G1519oneμίαν·mianG1520fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.”

17But the one who joinsκολλώμενοςkollōmenosG2853himself to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962isoneἓνhenG1520spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151with Him.

18FleeΦεύγετεPheugeteG5343immoralityπορνείαν.porneianG4202.EveryπᾶνpanG3956othersinἁμάρτημαhamartēmaG265that a manἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG444commitsποιήσῃpoiēsēG4160is outsideἐκτὸςektosG1622the bodyσώματόςsōmatosG4983, but theimmoralπορνεύωνporneuōnG4203man sinsἁμαρτάνει.hamartaneiG264againstεἰςeisG1519his ownἴδιονidionG2398bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983.

19OrἢēG2228do you not knowG3609thatyour bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983is atempleναὸςnaosG3485of the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151who is in you, whomοὗhouG3739you haveἔχετεecheteG2192fromGodθεοῦ,theouG2316, and thatyou are not your ownἑαυτῶν;he'autōnG1438?

20Foryou have been boughtἠγοράσθητεēgorasthēteG59with a priceτιμῆς·timēsG5092:thereforeδὴdēG1211glorifyδοξάσατεdoxasateG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316inyour bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983.

Lawsuits Discouraged

The Body Is the Lord’s

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6