1 Corinthians 6:5

I say this to shame you. Is it so that there is not among you a single wise man, capable of deciding between a man and his brother?

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

In Context

4Why then, if you have cases relating to earthly affairs which need to be decided, is it men who are absolutely nothing in the church whom you make your judges?

6Must brother go to law with brother, and that, too, before unbelievers?

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any one of you supposes that he is wise in the philosophy of the present age, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.

1 Corinthians 4:14I am not writing this to shame you, but to admonish you, as my beloved children.

1 Corinthians 15:34Wake up, do justly, cease from sin; for I say to your shame that some of you have no acquaintance with God.

James 3:13Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him show his deeds by his good life, in the meekness of wisdom.

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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