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1 Corinthians 6:1

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΤολμᾷTolmaDareG5111 →
τιςtisanyoneG5100 →
ὑμῶνhumōnof youG4771 →
πρᾶγμαpragmaa matterG4229 →
ἔχωνechōnhavingG2192 →
πρὸςprosagainstG4314 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
ἕτερονheteronotherG2087 →
κρίνεσθαιkrinesthaigo to lawG2919 →
ἐπὶepibeforeG1909 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
ἀδίκωνadikōnunrighteousG94 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
οὐχὶouchinot [go]G3780 →
ἐπὶepibeforeG1909 →
τῶνtōntheG3588 →
ἁγίων;hagiōnsaints?G40 →

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Matthew 18:15–17If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.Acts 19:38So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.1 Corinthians 14:33For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.Exodus 18:16“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”1 Corinthians 16:1Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:1 Corinthians 6:6–7Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!Acts 18:14–15But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.1 Corinthians 6:6Instead, one brother goes to law against another, and this in front of unbelievers!1 Corinthians 16:15You know that Stephanas and his household were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints. Now I urge you, brothers,1 Corinthians 1:2To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:1 Corinthians 11:18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

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