1 Corinthians 6

1 Dar any of you that hath a cause ayens another, be demed at wickid men, and not at hooli men?

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

2 Whether ye witen not, that seyntis schulen deme of this world? And if the world schal be demed bi you, be ye vnworthi to deme of the leste thingis?

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

3 Witen ye not, that we schulen deme aungels? hou myche more worldli thingis?

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

4 Therfor if ye han worldli domes, ordeyne ye tho contemptible men, that ben in the chirche, to deme.

If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

5 Y seie to make you aschamed. So ther is not ony wise man, that may deme bitwixe a brothir and his brothir;

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

6 but a brothir with brothir stryueth in dom, and that among vnfeithful men.

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

7 And now trespas is algatis in you, for ye han domes among you. Whi rather take ye no wrong? whi rather suffre ye not disseit?

Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather allow yourselves to be defrauded?

8 But and ye doen wrong, and doen fraude, and that to britheren.

But, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

9 Whether ye witen not, that wickid men schulen not welde the kyngdom of God? Nyle ye erre; nethir letchours, nether men that seruen mawmetis, nether auouteris,

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 mankind,

10 nether letchouris ayen kynde, nether thei that doon letcheri with men, nether theues, nether auerouse men, nethir `ful of drunkenesse, nether curseris, nether rauenours, schulen welde the kyngdom of God.

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

11 And ye weren sum tyme these thingis; but ye ben waischun, but ye ben halewid, but ye ben iustefied in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, and in the spirit of oure God.

And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

12 Alle thingis ben leeueful to me, but not alle thingis ben spedeful. Alle thingis ben leeueful to me, but Y schal not be brouyt doun vndur ony mannus power.

All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

13 Mete to the wombe, and the wombe to metis; and God schal distruye bothe this and that. And the bodi not to fornycacioun, but to the Lord, and the Lord to the bodi.

Food is for the stomach, and the stomach is for food: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

14 For God reiside the Lord, and schal reise vs bi his vertu.

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

15 Witen ye not, that youre bodies ben membris of Crist? Schal Y thanne take the membris of Crist, and schal Y make the membris of an hoore? God forbede.

Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? By no means.

16 Whether ye witen not, that he that cleueth to an hoore, is maad o bodi? For he seith, Ther schulen be tweyne in o fleisch.

What? know ye not that he who is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

17 And he that cleueth to the Lord, is o spirit.

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

18 Fle ye fornycacioun; al synne what euere synne a man doith, is with out the bodi; but he that doith fornycacioun, synneth ayens his bodi.

Flee immorality. Every sin that a man doeth is outside the body; but he that committeth immorality sinneth against his own body.

19 Whether ye witen not, that youre membris ben the temple of the Hooli Goost, that is in you, whom ye han of God, and ye ben not youre owne?

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

20 For ye ben bouyt with greet prijs. Glorifie ye, and bere ye God in youre bodi.

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.