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

◄ 1 Corinthians 6:8 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.

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

New American Standard Bible
On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your brethren.

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

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

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

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

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

Darby Bible Translation
But ye do wrong, and defraud, and this your brethren.

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

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

6:1-8 Christians should not contend with one another, for they are brethren. This, if duly attended to, would prevent many law-suits, and end many quarrels and disputes. In matters of great damage to ourselves or families, we may use lawful means to right ourselves, but Christians should be of a forgiving temper. Refer the matters in dispute, rather than go to law about them. They are trifles, and may easily be settled, if you first conquer your own spirits. Bear and forbear, and the men of least skill among you may end your quarrels. It is a shame that little quarrels should grow to such a head among Christians, that they cannot be determined by the brethren. The peace of a man's own mind, and the calm of his neighbourhood, are worth more than victory. Lawsuits could not take place among brethren, unless there were faults among them.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8. ye—emphatic. Ye, whom your Lord commanded to return good for evil, on the contrary, "do wrong (by taking away) and defraud" (by retaining what is entrusted to you; or "defraud" marks the effect of the "wrong" done, namely, the loss inflicted). Not only do ye not bear, but ye inflict wrongs.