1 Corinthians 6

1 How dare any of you file a lawsuit before pagan judges if you have a dispute with your neighbor! Instead you should bring this before other believers.

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbour, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

2 Don't you know that Christian believers will judge the world? If you're going to judge the world, are you not fit to judge in the most minor cases?

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?

3 Don't you know we are going to judge angels? How much more those things that relate to this life!

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life?

4 So if you have to judge things that relate to this life, how can you go to judges that are not respected by the church?

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?

5 I'm trying to shame you by saying this. What? You can't find one wise person among you who can settle a dispute that you have?

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,

6 Instead one believer takes another believer to court, and places the issue before unbelievers!

but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?

7 The very fact you have lawsuits against each other already is a complete disaster. Wouldn't it be better to accept the injustice? Why not let yourselves be defrauded?

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?

8 But you would rather cause injustice and defraud even your fellow-believers in church.

Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren.

9 Don't you know those who are unjust will not inherit the kingdom of God? Don't be fooled! People who are immoral, worship idols, commit adultery, sexual perverts, homosexuals,

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,

10 thieves, greedy, drunkards, abusers, or cheats, will not inherit the kingdom of God.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 Some of you were once like that, but you have been made clean and holy. You have been made right in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

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.

12 People say, “I'm free to do anything”—but not everything is appropriate! “I'm free to do anything”—but I will not let anything control me! People say,

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.

13 “Food for the stomach, and the stomach for food”—but God will destroy both of them. Also, the body is not meant to be used for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

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:

14 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us up the same way.

and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up us through his power.

15 Don't you know your bodies are parts of Christ's body? Should I take the parts of Christ's body and join them to a prostitute? Absolutely not!

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.

16 Don't you realize that anyone who has sex with a prostitute becomes “one body” with her? Remember that Scripture says, “The two will become one body.”

Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

17 But whoever is joined to the Lord is one with him in spirit!

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

18 Stay away from sexual immorality! All other sins that people commit are outside of the body, but sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

19 Don't you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit that is within you, that you received from God?

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

20 You don't belong to yourself—a price was paid for you! So glorify God in your body!

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.