1 Corinthians 6:5

1 Corinthians 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
• New International Version (NIV)I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?
• English Standard Version (ESV)I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren?

Context of 1 Corinthians 6:5

3Don’t you realize that we will judge angels? So you should surely be able to resolve ordinary disputes in this life. 4If you have legal disputes about such matters, why go to outside judges who are not respected by the church? I am saying this to shame you. Isn’t there anyone in all the church who is wise enough to decide these issues? 6But instead, one believer sues another—right in front of unbelievers! 7Even 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?

1 Corinthians 6:5 word by word

πρὸς ἐντροπὴν ὑμῖν λέγω. οὕτως οὐκ ἔνι ἐν ὑμῖν οὐδεὶς σοφός, ὃς δυνήσεται διακρῖναι ἀνὰ μέσον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I speakλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• shameἐντροπήentropē · shameG1791
• Is itεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• notοὐou · noG3756
• a wiseσοφόςsophos · wiseG4680
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• no, notοὐδέoude · norG3761
• oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• shall be ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• to judgeδιακρίνωdiakrinō · to judge/doubtG1252
• ·ἀνάana · eachG303
• betweenμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• brethrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 6:5

• 1 Corinthians 4:14I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
• 1 Corinthians 11:14Isn’t it obvious that it’s disgraceful for a man to have long hair?
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
• 1 Corinthians 3:18Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.
• 1 Corinthians 4:10Our dedication to Christ makes us look like fools, but you claim to be so wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are so powerful! You are honored, but we are ridiculed.
• Proverbs 14:8The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.
• James 1:5If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
• James 3:13If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? - Have you none among yourselves that can be arbitrators of the differences which arise, that you go to the heathen tribunals?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I speak to your shame - I declare that which is a reproach to you, that your matters of dispute are carried before pagan tribunals. Is it so … - Can it be that in the Christian church - the church collected in refined and enlightened Corinth - there is not a single member so wise, intelligent and prudent that his brethren may have confidence in him, and refer their causes to him? Can this be the case in a church that boasts so much of its wisdom, and that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6I say this to your shame: It is a problem for Christians to settle disputes in non-religious courts, as if no one in the church can help resolve them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. your shame--Thus he checks their puffed-up spirit (1Co 5:2; compare 1Co 15:34). To shame you out of your present unworthy course of litigation before the heathen, I have said (1Co 6:4), "Set the least esteemed in the Church to judge." Better even this, than your present course. Is it so?--Are you in such a helpless state that, &c.? not a wise man--though ye admire "wisdom" so much on other occasions (1Co 1:5, 22). Paul alludes probably to the title…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 6:5

• Arbitration
• Fraternity
• Lawsuits
• Litigation
• Strife

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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