1 Corinthians 6:8
New International Version
Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.

New Living Translation
Instead, you yourselves are the ones who do wrong and cheat even your fellow believers.

English Standard Version
But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers!

Berean Standard Bible
Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!

Berean Literal Bible
But you do wrong and defraud, and these things to brothers!

King James Bible
Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

New King James Version
No, you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do these things to your brethren!

New American Standard Bible
On the contrary, you yourselves do wrong and defraud. And this to your brothers and sisters!

NASB 1995
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your brethren.

NASB 1977
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud, and that your brethren.

Legacy Standard Bible
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your brothers.

Amplified Bible
On the contrary, it is you who wrong and defraud, and you do this even to your brothers and sisters.

Christian Standard Bible
Instead, you yourselves do wrong and cheat—and you do this to brothers and sisters!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers!

American Standard Version
Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But you are doing wrong and you are cheating even your brothers.

Contemporary English Version
But instead, you cheat and rob other followers.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But you do wrong and defraud, and that to your brethren.

English Revised Version
Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Instead, you do wrong and cheat, and you do this to other believers.

Good News Translation
Instead, you yourselves wrong one another and rob one another, even other believers!

International Standard Version
Instead, you yourselves practice doing wrong and cheating others, and brothers at that!

Literal Standard Version
But you do injustice, and you defraud, and these—brothers!

Majority Standard Bible
Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!

New American Bible
Instead, you inflict injustice and cheat, and this to brothers.

NET Bible
But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!

New Revised Standard Version
But you yourselves wrong and defraud—and believers at that.

New Heart English Bible
No, but you yourselves do wrong, and cheat, and that against your brothers.

Webster's Bible Translation
But ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

Weymouth New Testament
On the contrary you yourselves inflict injustice and fraud, and upon brethren too.

World English Bible
No, but you yourselves do wrong and defraud, and that against your brothers.

Young's Literal Translation
but ye -- ye do injustice, and ye defraud, and these -- brethren!

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Lawsuits among Believers
7The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated? 8Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers! 9Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,…

Cross References
Matthew 20:13
But he answered one of them, 'Friend, I am not being unfair to you. Did you not agree with me on one denarius?

1 Thessalonians 4:6
and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.


Treasury of Scripture

No, you do wrong, and defraud, and that your brothers.

Leviticus 19:13
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Micah 2:2
And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

Malachi 3:5
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

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1 Corinthians 6
1. The Corinthians must take their brothers to court;
6. especially under infidels.
9. The wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
15. Our bodies are the members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Spirit:
19. they must not therefore be defiled.














(8) Nay, ye do wrong.--Better, No, but you yourselves do wrong.

Verse 8. - Nay, ye do wrong and defraud. Thus they violated a rule which Paul had laid down to the Thessalonians (1 Thessalonians 4:6), and incurred God's anger.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Instead,
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

you yourselves
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

cheat
ἀποστερεῖτε (apostereite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 650: To defraud, deprive of, despoil; mid: I endure deprivation; pass: To be bereft of. From apo and stereo; to despoil.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

do wrong,
ἀδικεῖτε (adikeite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 91: To act unjustly towards, injure, harm. From adikos; to be unjust, i.e. do wrong.

even
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[against your own]
τοῦτο (touto)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it.

brothers!
ἀδελφούς (adelphous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.


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