Lawsuits among Believers 1 RV Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbour, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? BSB BSB: If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!
2 RV Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? BSB BSB: Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
3 RV Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life? BSB BSB: Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
4 RV If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church? BSB BSB: So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?
5 RV I say this to move you to shame. Is it so, that there cannot be found among you one wise man, who shall be able to decide between his brethren, BSB BSB: I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?
6 RV but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers? BSB BSB: Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!
7 RV Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded? BSB BSB: The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
8 RV Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. BSB BSB: Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!
Members of Christ 9 RV Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men, BSB BSB: Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,
10 RV nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. BSB BSB: nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
11 RV And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God. BSB BSB: And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
12 RV All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any. BSB BSB: “Everything is permissible for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.
13 RV Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body: BSB BSB: “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food,” but God will destroy them both. The body is not intended for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
14 RV and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up us through his power. BSB BSB: By His power God raised the Lord from the dead, and He will raise us also.
15 RV Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid. BSB BSB: Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!
16 RV Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh. BSB BSB: Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”
17 RV But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit. BSB BSB: But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.
The Temple of the Holy Spirit (Romans 12:1–8; 1 Corinthians 3:16–23)
18 RV Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. BSB BSB: Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.
20 RV for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body. BSB BSB: you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
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