微读圣经

Lawsuits among Believers

1If any of you has a dispute against another, how dare you take it to court6:1 Mt 18:15–17 before the unrighteous,6:1 Unbelievers; v. 6 and not before the saints?

2Or don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the trivial cases?

3Don’t you know that we will judge angels — how much more matters of this life?

4So if you have such matters, do you appoint as your judges those who have no standing6:4 Lk 18:9 in the church?

5I say this to your shame!6:5 1Co 4:14 Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between fellow believers?6:5 Ac 9:30

6Instead, brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers!6:6 Lk 12:46

7As it is, to have legal disputes against one another is already a defeat for you.6:7 Rm 11:12 Why not rather be wronged?6:7 Rv 2:11 Why not rather be cheated?6:7 Mk 10:19

8Instead, you yourselves do wrong and cheat — and you do this to brothers and sisters!

9Don’t you know that the unrighteous6:9 Lk 16:10 will not inherit God’s kingdom?6:9 Mk 1:15; Ac 20:25 Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters,6:9 Eph 5:5 adulterers,6:9 Lk 18:11 or males who have sex with males,6:9 Both passive and active participants in homosexual acts6:9 Gn 19:5

10no thieves,6:10 Jn 10:1 greedy6:10 Eph 5:5 people, drunkards, verbally abusive people,6:10 1Co 5:11 or swindlers6:10 Lk 18:11 will inherit God’s kingdom.

11And some of you used to be like this.6:11 Eph 2:2–3; 4:22; 5:8; Ti 3:3 But you were washed, you were sanctified,6:11 Lk 11:2 you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Glorifying God in Body and Spirit

12“Everything is permissible6:12 Jn 18:31 for me,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible for me,” but I will not be mastered by anything.

13“Food6:13 1Tm 6:8 is for the stomach and the stomach for food,” and God will do away with both of them. However, the body is not for sexual immorality6:13 1Th 4:3 but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.

14God raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.6:14 Mk 5:30; Lk 1:35; 6:19; Ac 19:11; 2Co 13:4; Rv 11:17

15Don’t you know that your bodies are a part of Christ’s body?6:15 Rm 12:5; 1Co 12:27; Eph 5:30 So should I take a part of Christ’s body and make it part of a prostitute? Absolutely not!

16Don’t you know that anyone joined to a prostitute is one body with her? For Scripture says, The two will become one flesh.6:16Gn 2:246:16 Gn 2:24

17But anyone joined6:17 Jn 11:52 to the Lord is one spirit6:17 Ps 51:12 with him.

18Flee6:18 Jms 4:7 sexual immorality! Every other sin6:18 Lit Every sin a person commits is outside the body, but the person who is sexually immoral6:18 1Co 10:8 sins against his own body.

19Don’t you know that your body is a temple6:19 Lk 1:21 of the Holy Spirit6:19 Rm 8:9,23; 1Co 7:40; 2Co 4:13; Jd 19 who is in you,6:19 Jms 4:5; 1Jn 4:4 whom you have from God? You are not your own,

20for you were bought6:20 2Pt 2:1 at a price. So glorify God with your body.6:20 Other mss add and in your spirit, which belong to God.

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