1 Corinthians 6:6

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

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not among you any one wise man, that is able to judge between his brethren ?

7Already indeed there is plainly a fault among you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? Why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

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Cross References

Genesis 45:24So he sent away his brethren, and at their departing said to them: Be not angry in the way.

Psalms 133:1O Lord, remember David, and all his meekness.

1 Corinthians 6:1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to be judged before the unjust, and not before the saints ?

2 Corinthians 6:14Bear not the yoke with unbelievers. For what participation hath justice with injustice? Or what fellowship hath light with darkness?

1 John 2:9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:2-9

Causes of Litigation Censured. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? 2 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? 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. 5 I speak to… Read the whole commentary →

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