1 Corinthians 6:1
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Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to be judged before the unjust: and not before the saints?

Matthew 5:45
That you may be the children of your Father who is in heaven, who maketh his sun to rise upon the good, and bad, and raineth upon the just and the unjust.

Matthew 18:17
And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.

1 Corinthians 5:12
For what have I to do to judge them that are without? Do not you judge them that are within?

1 Corinthians 6:5
I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not among you any one wise man that is able to judge between his brethren?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

having.

Matthew 18:15-17 But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother. . . .

Acts 18:14,15 And when Paul was beginning to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: If it were some matter of injustice or an heinous deed, O Jews, I should with reason bear with you. . . .

Acts 19:38 But if Demetrius and the craftsmen that are with him have a matter against any man, the courts of justice are open: and there are proconsuls. Let them accuse one another.

go.

1 Corinthians 6:6,7 But brother goeth to law with brother: and that before unbelievers. . . .

the saints.

1 Corinthians 1:2 To the church of God that is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place of theirs and ours.

1 Corinthians 14:33 For God is not the God of dissension, but of peace: as also I teach in all the churches of the saints.

1 Corinthians 16:1,15 Now concerning the collections that are made for the saints: as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, so do ye also. . . .

Context
Lawsuits among Believers
1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to be judged before the unjust: and not before the saints? 2Know you not that the saints shall judge this world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?…
Lexicon
[If] any
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

of you
ὑμῶν (hymōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

has
ἔχων (echōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

a grievance
πρᾶγμα (pragma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4229: A thing done, a deed, action; a matter, an affair. From prasso; a deed; by implication, an affair; by extension, an object.

against
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

another,
ἕτερον (heteron)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different.

how dare
Τολμᾷ (Tolma)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5111: To dare, endure, be bold, have courage, make up the mind. From tolma; to venture; by implication, to be courageous.

he go to law
κρίνεσθαι (krinesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 2919: Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish.

before
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

unrighteous
ἀδίκων (adikōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 94: Unjust, unrighteous, wicked. Specially, heathen.

[instead of]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

before
ἐπὶ (epi)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at.

the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

saints!
ἁγίων (hagiōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 40: Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.


Additional Translations
If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!

Anyone of you having a matter against the other, dare he go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

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

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

Dare any one of you, having a matter against another, prosecute his suit before the unjust, and not before the saints?

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

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

If one of you has a grievance against an opponent, does he dare to go to law before irreligious men and not before God's people?

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

Dare any one of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
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