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

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

2 Do

ℵBA ⟨Or do⟩

ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

2 Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

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Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life?

4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

4 If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one

ℵB ⟨you,⟩

that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

5 I say this to move you to shame. Is it so, that there cannot be found among you one wise man, who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

6 but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?

7 Now therefore

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there

ℵBA ⟨it⟩

is utterly

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a fault among

ℵBA ⟨with⟩

you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

7 Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

8 Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

9 Or know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with men,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus

B ⟨our Lord Jesus⟩; ℵ ⟨the Lord Jesus Christ⟩

, and by the Spirit of our God.

11 And such were some of you: but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in the Spirit of our God.

12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

12 ¶ All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise

A ⟨also raiseth⟩; B ⟨hath also raised⟩

up us by his own power.

14 and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up us through his power.

15 Know ye not that your

ℵA ⟨our⟩

bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.

15 Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? shall I then take away the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? God forbid.

16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he,

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shall be one flesh.

16 Or know ye not that he that is joined to a harlot is one body? for, The twain, saith he, shall become one flesh.

17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

19 Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore

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glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's

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.

20 for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.