1 Corinthians 6

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

If any of you has a dispute against another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous, instead of the saints?

2 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?

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 judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to 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 to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account 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 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,

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

But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers.

7 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?

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

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

9 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,

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 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 sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, 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 not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of 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 anything.

13 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:

"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 the Lord, and will raise up us through 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 away 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 Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, 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 joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

But he who is joined to the Lord is 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 sexual immorality. "Every sin that a person does is outside the body," but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

19 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;

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: glorify God therefore in your body.

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