1 Corinthians 6:1
Dare any of you, when he hath a controversy with his brother, litigate before the iniquitous, and not before the sanctified?
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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Matthew 18:15Moreover, if thy brother commit an offence against thee, go and admonish him between thee and him only. If he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Acts 19:38But if Demetrius and the men of his trade have a controversy with any one, lo, there is a proconsul in the city, they are men of dexterity, let them approach and litigate with one another.
1 Corinthians 6:6but a brother litigateth with his brother, and also before them that believe not!
1 Corinthians 16:1And as to the collection for the saints, as I directed the churches of the Galatians, so do ye.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:1
In this chapter the apostle, I. Reproves them for going to law with one another about small matters, and bringing the cause before heathen judges, ver. 1-8 . II. He takes occasion hence to warn them against many gross sins, to which they had been formerly addicted, ver. 9-11 . III. And, having cautioned them against the abuse of their liberty, he vehemently dehorts them from fornication, by various arguments, ver. 12 to the end . Read the whole commentary →