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?

If any of you has a dispute against another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous, instead of 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 will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy 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, things that pertain to 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.

If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who have no standing in the church?

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 move you to shame. Is not there even one wise person among you who would be able to decide between a brother and his brother?

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

But brother goes to law with brother, and that 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, it is already a defeat for you, that you have lawsuits among yourselves. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

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

No, but you yourselves do wrong, and cheat, and that against your 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,

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor men who have sexual relations with men,

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

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

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.

Such were some of you, but you were washed. But you were sanctified. But you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in 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 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 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 belly, and the belly for foods," but God will bring to nothing both it and them. But the body is not for sexual immorality, 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.

Now God raised up the Lord, and will also raise us up 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? Should I then take the members of Christ, and make them members of a prostitute? Absolutely not.

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;”

Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For he says, "The two will become one flesh."

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

But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.

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 sexual immorality. "Every sin that a person does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality 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?

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

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

for you were bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body.