1 Corinthians 6

1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Dare any of you, when he hath a controversy with his brother, litigate before the iniquitous, and not before the sanctified?

2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Or know ye not, that the sanctified will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are ye unfit to decide trivial causes?

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

Know ye not, that we shall judge angels? How much more things that are of the world?

4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

But if ye have a controversy about a worldly matter, seat ye on the bench for you those who are contemned in the church!

5 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?

For shame to you I say it. So, there is not even one wise man among you, who is competent to do equity between a brother and his brother:

6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

but a brother litigateth with his brother, and also before them that believe not!

7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded?

Now therefore ye condemn yourselves, in that ye have litigation one with another. For why do ye not rather suffer wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

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

But ye yourselves commit wrong, and ye defraud even your brethren.

9 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 mankind,

Or do ye not know, that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not mistake; neither whoremongers, nor idol-worshippers, nor adulterers, nor debauchers, nor liers with males,

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

nor the avaricious, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor railers, nor extortioners, will inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

And these things have been in some of you: but ye are washed, and are sanctified, and made righteous, in the name of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and by the Spirit of our God.

12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Every thing is in my power: but every thing is not profitable to me. Every thing is in my power; but none of them shall have dominion over me.

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body [is] not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

Food is for the belly; and the belly is for food; but God will bring them both to naught. But the body is not for whoredom, but for our Lord; and our Lord for the body.

14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

And God hath raised up our Lord; and he will raise us up, by his power.

15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make [them] the members of an harlot? God forbid.

Know ye not, that your bodies are the members of the Messiah? Shall one take a member of the Messiah, and make it the member of a harlot? Far be it.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

Or know ye not, that whoever joineth himself to a harlot, is one body with her? For it is said, They twain shall be one body.

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

But he that joineth himself to our Lord, is with him one spirit.

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

Flee whoredom. For every other sin which a man committeth, is external to his body; but he that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body.

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Or know ye not, that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who abideth in you, whom ye have received from God? And ye are not your own.

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

For ye are bought with a price. Therefore, glorify ye God, with your body, and with your spirit, which are God's.