1 Corinthians 6

1 Doth any one of you, who hath a matter against another, dare to go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the holy?

How can anyone of you who has a dispute with another dare to have it judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

2 Or do ye not know, that the holy will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge in causes of the least importance?

Do you not know that the saints are to be judging the world? So if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to judge the smallest matters?

3 Know ye not, that we shall pass judgment upon angels? How much more, concerning affairs of this life?

Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

4 If then ye have any causes relating to this life, set them to judge who are of no repute in the church.

Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint those who are least esteemed in the congregation to judge!

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not one that will be able to judge between his brethren?

I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is not a single wise man among you who would be competent to judge between a man and his brother?

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

Instead, brother goes to law against brother, and this before unbelievers!

7 Now therefore it is altogether an evil among you, that ye have suits against each other. Why do ye not rather submit to wrong? Why do ye not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded?

Actually, the very fact that you have lawsuits among you already represents a defeat for you. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why not rather accept being cheated?

8 But ye yourselves wrong, and defraud, and that too your brethren.

No, you yourselves do the wronging and cheating, and to brothers!

9 Know ye not, that wrongdoers shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,

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

nor the greedy, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor the abusive, nor swindlers can inherit the Kingdom of God, absolutely.

11 And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were made holy, but ye were accepted as righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

And that is what some of you were; but you were bathed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.

12 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of anything.

All things are ‘permissible’ for me, but not all things are expedient. All things are ‘permissible’ for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.

13 Meats are for the stomach, and the stomach for meats; but God will make an end of both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body;

Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

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

Further, God both raised up the Lord and will also raise up us by His power.

15 Know ye not, that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid!

Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Not ever!

16 Know ye not, that he who is connected with a harlot is one body with her? “For the two,” saith he, “shall become one flesh;”

Can you not know that the one who joins himself with a prostitute is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “will become one flesh.”

17 but he that is connected with the Lord is one spirit with him.

But he who is joined with the Lord is one spirit with Him.

18 Flee fornication. Every other sin which a man may commit, is apart from the body; but he that committeth fornication, sinneth against his own body.

Flee from fornication! Every sin that a man may commit is outside the body, but he who fornicates sins against his own body.

19 Know ye not, that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God, and that ye are not your own?

Do you not know that your bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

20 For ye were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.

Because you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.