1 Corinthians 6

1 Dare anyone of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the holy ones?

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

2 Have you not known that the holy ones will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy of the smaller judgments?

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 Have you not known that we will judge messengers? Why not then the things of life?

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

4 Of the things of life, indeed, then, if you may have judgment, those despised in the Assembly—these you cause to sit;

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 speak to your shame: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who will be able to discern in the midst of his brothers!

I say [this] to move you to shame. What, cannot there be [found] among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

6 But brother with brother goes to be judged, and this before unbelievers!

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

7 Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that you have judgments with one another; why do you not rather suffer injustice? Why not 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 do injustice, and you defraud, and these—brothers!

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

9 Have you not known that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

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 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

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

11 And certain of you were these! But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were declared righteous, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, 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 All things are lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be under authority by any;

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 the meats [are] for the belly, and the belly for the meats. And God will make useless both this and these; and the body [is] not for whoredom, 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 and God raised both the LORD, and will raise us up through His power.

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

15 Have you not known that your bodies are members of Christ? Having taken, then, the members of the Christ, will I make [them] members of a prostitute? Let it not be!

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 Have you not known that he who is joined to the prostitute is one body? For it says, “The two will be into one flesh.”

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 And he who is joined to the LORD is one spirit;

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

18 flee the whoredom; every sin—whatever a man may commit—is outside the body, and he who is committing whoredom sins against his 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 Have you not known that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which you have from God? And you are not your own,

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

20 for you were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

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