1 Corinthians 6 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

Lawsuits Against Believers

1 When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? (Mt 18:17) 2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? (Da 7:22; Mt 19:28; Re 20:4) 3 Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! 4 So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? (1Co 5:12) 5 I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, (1Co 4:14; 1Co 15:34) 6 but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers? 7 To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? (Mt 5:39) 8 But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers!^[1] (1Th 4:6) 9 Or do you not know that the unrighteous^[2] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,^[3] (1Co 15:50; Ga 5:21; Eph 5:5; 1Ti 1:9; Heb 12:14; Heb 13:4; Re 21:8; Re 22:15)

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10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (Ac 22:16; Ro 8:30; 1Co 1:2; 1Co 12:2; Eph 2:2; Eph 4:22; Eph 5:8; Col 3:7; Tit 3:3; Tit 3:5; Heb 10:22)

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Flee Sexual Immorality

12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. (1Co 10:23) 13 “Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. (Mt 15:17; 1Co 6:15; 1Co 6:19; Eph 5:23; Col 2:22)

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14 And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. (Mt 22:29; Joh 6:39; Ac 2:24; 1Co 15:22; Eph 1:19)

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15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! (Ro 12:5; 1Co 6:13; 1Co 12:27; Eph 5:30)

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16 Or do you not know that he who is joined^[4] to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.” (Ge 2:24; Mt 19:5; Mr 10:8; Eph 5:31)

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17 But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. (Joh 17:21; Eph 4:4) 18 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin^[5] a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. (Pr 5:11; 2Co 12:21; Eph 5:3) 19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, (Joh 2:21; Ro 14:7; 1Co 3:16) 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. (Ac 20:28; 1Co 7:23; Php 1:20; Heb 9:12; Heb 9:14; 2Pe 2:1)

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الكتاب المقدس

الدعاوى القضائية بين المؤمنين

1 إِذَا كَانَ بَيْنَكُمْ مَنْ لَهُ دَعْوَى عَلَى آخَرَ، فَهَلْ يَجْرُؤُ أَنْ يُقِيمَهَا لَدَى الظَّالِمِينَ وَلَيْسَ لَدَى الْقِدِّيسِينَ؟ 2 أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الْقِدِّيسِينَ سَيَدِينُونَ الْعَالَمَ؟ وَمَا دُمْتُمْ سَتَدِينُونَ الْعَالَمَ، أَفَلا تَكُونُونَ أَهْلاً لأَنْ تَحْكُمُوا فِي الْقَضَايَا الْبَسِيطَةِ؟ 3 أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّنَا سَنَدِينُ الْمَلائِكَةَ؟ أَفَلَيْسَ أَوْلَى بِنَا أَنْ نَحْكُمَ فِي قَضَايَا هَذِهِ الْحَيَاةِ؟ 4 إِذَنْ، إِنْ كَانَ بَيْنَكُمْ خِلافٌ فِي قَضَايَا هَذِهِ الْحَيَاةِ، فَأَجْلِسُوا صِغَارَ الشَّأْنِ فِي الْكَنِيسَةِ لِلْقَضَاءِ. 5 أَقُولُ هَذَا تَخْجِيلاً لَكُمْ. أَهَكَذَا لَيْسَ بَيْنَكُمْ حَتَّى حَكِيمٌ وَاحِدٌ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِهِ! 6 غَيْرَ أَنَّ الأَخَ يُقَاضِي أَخَاهُ، وَذَلِكَ لَدَى غَيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ. 7 وَالْوَاقِعُ أَنَّهُ مِنَ الْعَيْبِ عَلَى الإِطْلاقِ أَنْ يُقَاضِيَ بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً. أَمَا كَانَ أَحْرَى بِكُمْ أَنْ تَحْتَمِلُوا الظُّلْمَ وَأَحْرَى بِكُمْ أَنْ تَتَقَبَّلُوا السَّلْبَ؟ 8 وَلكِنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ تَظْلِمُونَ وَتَسْلُبُونَ حَتَّى إِخْوَتَكُمْ. 9 أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الظَّالِمِينَ لَنْ يَرِثُوا مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ؟ لَا تَضِلُّوا: فَإِنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ لَنْ يَرِثَهُ الزُّنَاةُ وَلا عَابِدُو الأَصْنَامِ وَلا الْفَاسِقُونَ وَلا الْمُتَخَنِّثُونَ وَلا مُضَاجِعُو الذُّكُورِ 10 وَلا السَّرَّاقُونَ وَلا الطَّمَّاعُونَ وَلا السِّكِّيرُونَ وَلا الشَّتَّامُونَ وَلا الْمُغْتَصِبُونَ. 11 وَهكَذَا كَانَ بَعْضُكُمْ، إِلّا أَنَّكُمْ قَدِ اغْتَسَلْتُمْ، بَلْ تَقَدَّسْتُمْ، بَلْ تَبَرَّرْتُمْ، بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ وَبِرُوحِ إِلهِنَا.

الخطايا الجنسية

12 كُلُّ شَيْءٍ حَلالٌ لِي، وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ يَنْفَعُ. كُلُّ شَيْءٍ حَلالٌ لِي، وَلكِنِّي لَنْ أَدَعَ أَيَّ شَيْءٍ يَسُودُ عَلَيَّ. 13 الطَّعَامُ لِلْبَطْنِ، وَالْبَطْنُ لِلطَّعَامِ؛ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ سَيُبِيدُ هَذَا وَذَاكَ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ الْجَسَدَ لَيْسَ لِلزِّنَى، بَلْ لِلرَّبِّ؛ وَالرَّبُّ لِلْجَسَدِ. 14 وَاللهُ قَدْ أَقَامَ الرَّبَّ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ، وَسَيُقِيمُنَا نَحْنُ أَيْضاً بِقُدْرَتِهِ! 15 أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ أَجْسَادَكُمْ هِيَ أَعْضَاءُ الْمَسِيحِ؟ فَهَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ آخُذَ أَعْضَاءَ الْمَسِيحِ وَأَجْعَلُهَا أَعْضَاءَ زَانِيَةٍ؟ حَاشَا! 16 أَوَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ مَنِ اقْتَرَنَ بِزَانِيَةٍ صَارَ مَعَهَا جَسَداً وَاحِداً؟ فَإِنَّهُ يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ الاثْنَيْنِ يَصِيرَانِ جَسَداً وَاحِداً». 17 وَأَمَّا مَنِ اتَّحَدَ بِالرَّبِّ، فَقَدْ صَارَ مَعَهُ رُوحاً وَاحِداً! 18 اهْرُبُوا مِنَ الزِّنَا! فَكُلُّ خَطِيئَةٍ يَرْتَكِبُهَا الإِنْسَانُ هِيَ خَارِجَةٌ عَنْ جَسَدِهِ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ يَرْتَكِبُ الزِّنَا، فَهُوَ يُسِيءُ إِلَى جَسَدِهِ الْخَاصِّ. 19 أَمَا تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ جَسَدَكُمْ هُوَ هَيْكَلٌ لِلرُّوحِ الْقُدُسِ السَّاكِنِ فِيكُمْ وَالَّذِي هُوَ لَكُمْ مِنَ اللهِ، وَأَنَّكُمْ أَنْتُمْ لَسْتُمْ مِلْكاً لأَنْفُسِكُمْ؟ 20 لأَنَّكُمْ قَدِ اشْتُرِيتُمْ بِفِدْيَةٍ. إِذَنْ، مَجِّدُوا اللهَ فِي أَجْسَادِكُمْ.