1 Corinthians 6
1 [Now another matter]: When any of you [believers] accuses another believer about some matter, he takes that matter to judges who are not believers, [for them to decide the case], instead of asking God’s people [to decide it]. (That is disgusting!/Why do you do that?) [RHQ]
Wagt es wirklich einer unter euch, der einen Rechtsstreit mit einem andern hat, sein Recht bei den Ungerechten zu suchen, und nicht vielmehr bei den Heiligen?
2 [I want] you to know that [we who are] God’s people will [some day] judge those who are unbelievers. [RHQ] So, since you will be judging unbelievers, you certainly are capable of judging between [believers who disagree on] small matters! [RHQ]
Wißt ihr denn nicht, daß die Heiligen die Welt richten werden? Wenn also schon die Welt von euch gerichtet wird, solltet ihr da nicht würdig sein, auch Gerichte über Kleinigkeiten abzuhalten?
3 (You should keep in mind that we will even judge angels!/Do you not know that we will even judge angels?) [RHQ] So we certainly should be able to judge about [matters that relate to how we] conduct our lives here on earth!
Wißt ihr denn nicht, daß wir Engel richten werden? Um wieviel mehr denn Vermögensangelegenheiten!
4 Therefore, when you [believers] have a dispute, you should certainly not choose as judges [to decide your case] people whom the congregation cannot respect [because those judges are not believers]! [RHQ]
Wenn ihr nun über Vermögensangelegenheiten zu Gericht sitzt, dann bestellt ihr die zu Richtern, die in der Gemeinde am wenigsten Ansehen haben.
5 I am saying this to make you ashamed. Surely there is someone among you who is wise enough to judge disputes between believers! [RHQ]
Euch zur Beschämung sage ich dies. Gibt es keinen einzigen Weisen unter euch, der zwischen seinen Brüdern als Richter walten könnte?
6 But instead, some believers [among you] accuse other believers in a legal court. And what is worse, you let the cases be judged by unbelievers {unbelievers judge the cases}!
Nein, Bruder geht gegen Bruder vor Gericht, und dies auch noch zu Ungläubigen.
7 The fact that you have any lawsuits among you [shows that] you have completely failed [as Christians] (OR, [allowed Satan to] defeat you). You should [allow other believers] to wrong you [without taking them to court!]! [RHQ] You should not accuse them when [they] cheat you! [RHQ]
Überhaupt ist dies schon ein Fehler an euch, daß ihr Streitigkeiten miteinander habt. Warum leidet ihr nicht lieber Unrecht? Warum laßt ihr euch nicht lieber übervorteilen?
8 But [what is happening is that] some of you are cheating others and doing wrong to them. [That is bad]. But you are doing that to fellow believers, [and that is worse]!
Doch ihr selber übt ja Unrecht und Übervorteilung, und dies sogar an Brüdern!
9 (You should keep in mind that wicked people will not become [members of] the group over whom God will rule./Do you not know that wicked people will not become [members of] the group over whom God will rule?) [RHQ] Do not be deceived {Do not deceive yourselves} [by thinking wrongly about these matters]. People who are sexually immoral, or who worship idols, or who (commit adultery/have sex with someone to whom they are not married), or who happily allow others to commit homosexual acts with them, or who take the initiative in committing homosexual acts,
Wißt ihr denn nicht, daß Ungerechte das Reich Gottes nicht erben werden? Gebt euch keiner Täuschung hin! Unzüchtige, Götzendiener, Ehebrecher, Lüstlinge, Knabenschänder,
10 or who are thieves, or who desire and forcefully seize things that belong to others, or who are drunkards, or who slander others, or who are swindlers, will not enter the place where God rules.
Diebe, Habsüchtige, Trunkenbolde, Lästerer, Räuber werden keinen Teil am Reiche Gottes haben.
11 Some of you previously did things like that. But [God] has freed/cleansed you [MET] [from your sinful behavior]. [He] has set you apart for himself. [He] has erased the record of your sins [because you trusted] [MTY] in the Lord Jesus Christ and because of what the Spirit of our God [has done for you].
Und so etwas seid ihr zum Teil gewesen. Doch ihr seid abgewaschen, ihr seid geheiligt, ihr seid gerechtfertigt im Namen unseres Herrn Jesus Christus und im Geist unseres Gottes.
12 [Some of you may say], “God allows us to do anything [that he does not forbid].” But [I would reply], “[That is true], but not everything that God permits us to do helps us.” [Yes, as some of you say], God permits us to do anything [that he does not forbid]. But as for me, I will not let anything make me [its slave; that is, I will not do anything that will gain control over me in such a way that I will not be able to stop doing it].
Alles ist mir erlaubt, jedoch ist nicht alles von Nutzen; alles ist mir erlaubt, doch ich soll mich von nichts beherrschen lassen.
13 [Some of you may also say], “Food is just for [us to put in] the stomach, and the stomach is just for [us to put] food [in]. And since God will do away with food and stomachs [when he gives us our new bodies, what we do with our bodies sexually does not affect us any more than eating food does.” But what you have concluded is wrong, because] the Lord does not [want us to use] our bodies to do sexually immoral things. Instead, the Lord [wants us to use our bodies in ways that please him]. Also, the Lord [wants us to do what is good] for our bodies.
Die Speisen sind für den Magen da, der Magen für die Speisen; doch Gott wird beide einst vernichten. Der Leib dagegen ist nicht für die Unzucht da, sondern für den Herrn, und der Herr für den Leib.
14 God, by his power, caused the Lord [Jesus] to live again after he died, and he will cause us to live again after we die, [which shows that he is very concerned about our bodies].
Gott aber, der den Herrn auferweckt hat, wird auch uns durch seine Macht auferwecken.
15 You should keep in mind that your bodies belong to Christ. [RHQ] So, should I [or any other believer] [RHQ] take our body, which belongs to Christ, and join it [sexually] to a prostitute? No, certainly not!
Wißt ihr denn nicht, daß eure Leiber Glieder Christi sind? Soll ich die Glieder Christi also nehmen und sie zu Gliedern einer Hure machen? Nein, nimmermehr!
16 When a man has sexual relations [EUP] with a prostitute, [it is as though] their two bodies become one body. (You should never forget that!/Do you not know that?) [RHQ] What [Moses] wrote [about people who join together sexually is], “The two of them will become [as though they are] one body.”
Oder wißt ihr nicht, daß, wer mit einer Hure Umgang hat, ein Leib ist? Es heißt ja: "Die zwei werden zu einem Fleische werden."
17 But anyone who is united {who joins himself} to the Lord becomes one with him spiritually.
Wer aber mit dem Herrn Umgang hat, ist ein Geist mit ihm.
18 Always (run away from/avoid) committing sexually immoral acts. Other sins that people commit do not affect their bodies, but those who commit sexually immoral acts sin against their own bodies.
Flieht die Unzucht! Denn jede Sünde, die ein Mensch begeht, bleibt außerhalb des Leibes; der Unzüchtige dagegen sündigt an seinem eigenen Leibe.
19 (Keep in mind that your bodies are [like] [MET] temples of the Holy Spirit./Do you not know that your bodies are [like] [MET] temples of the Holy Spirit?) [RHQ] The Spirit, whom God gave you, lives within you. You do not belong to yourselves. You belong to God,
Oder wißt ihr nicht, daß euer Leib ein Tempel des Heiligen Geistes ist, der in euch wohnt, den ihr von Gott empfangen habt, und daß ihr euch nicht mehr selbst angehört?
20 [because when his Son died for you it was as though] [MET] [God] paid a price for you. So honor God by [how you use] your bodies!
Um einen Preis seid ihr erkauft. Verherrlicht und traget also Gott in eurem Leibe!
