New King James Version
1 Corinthians 6:1
1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
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 Living Translation (NLT)When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers!
Context of 1 Corinthians 6:1
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? 2Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
Read all of 1 Corinthians 61 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“Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother.
- Acts 18:14And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be reason why I should bear with you.
- Acts 19:38Therefore, if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a case against anyone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.
- 1 Corinthians 6:6But brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers!
- 1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- 1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
- 1 Corinthians 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia, so you must do also:
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
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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
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