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1 If any of you⁺ has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints (holy ones)! 2 Do you⁺ not know that the saints (holy ones) will judge the world? And if you⁺ are to judge the world, are you⁺ not competent to judge trivial cases? 3 Do you⁺ not know that we will judge angels (messengers)? How much more the things of this life! 4 So if you⁺ need to settle everyday matters, do you⁺ appoint as judges those of no standing in the church {ekklēsia}? 5 I say this to your⁺ shame. Is there really no one among you⁺ wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers (and sisters)? 6 Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers! 7 The 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? 8 Instead, you⁺ yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers \do wrong, and this to brothers!/! 9 Do you⁺ not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God {Theou}? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God {Theou}. 1 Corinthians 6:1-10, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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