1 Corinthians · Chapter 6

[ edit] Dar ony of ȝow, hauynge a cauſe aȝens anoþir, be demed at wickyde men, and not at ſeyntis, or hooly men? Wher ȝe witen not, for ſeyntis ſhulen deme of þis world? And if þe world ſchal be demed in ȝou, ben ȝe vnworþi þat demen of leeſt þingis? Witen ȝe not, for we ſchulen deme aungels? how moche more worldly þingis? Þerfore if ȝe ſchulen haue worldly nedis, ordeyne ȝe þo contemptyble men, or of litil reputacioun, þat ben in þe chirche, for to deme. I ſeie to ȝoure ſchame. So þer is not ony wys man, þat may deme bitwixe a broþer and his broþir; but a broþer wiþ broþir ſtryueþ in dome, and þat anentis vnfeiþful men. Now forſoþ treſpas is algatis in ȝou, for ȝe han domes among ȝou.

Whi more taken ȝe not wrong? Whi not more ſuffren ȝe fraude, or diſceyt? But and ȝe don wrong, and defrauden, or bigilen, and þat to briþeren. Wher ȝe witen not, for wickide men ſchulen not welde þe kingdom of God? Nyle ȝe erre; neiþir lecchours, neþir men ſeruynge to ydols, neþer auouters, neiþer neiſche, neiþer lecchours of men, þat don ſynne of Sodom, neþir þeuys, neþer coueitouſe men, or nygardis, neþer ful of drunkeneſſe, neþir curſeris, or wariers, neþer raueynours, ſchulen weelde þe kyngdom of God. And þes þingis ȝe weren ſum tyme; but ȝe ben waiſchen, but ȝe ben halowid, but ȝe ben iuſtifyed in þe name of oure Lord Jheſu Criſt, and in þe ſpirit of oure God.

Alle þingis ben leefful to me, but not alle þingis ſpeden. Alle þingis ben leefful to me, but I vndir no mannis power ſchal be brouȝt down. Mete to þe wombe, and þe wombe to metis; forſoþ God ſchal diſtroye and þis and þat. Soþli þe body not to fornycacioun, but to þe Lord, and þe Lord to þe body. Forſoþe and God reyſide þe Lord, and ſchal reiſe vs by his vertu. Witen ȝe not, for ȝoure bodyes ben membris of Criſt? Þerfore takinge membris of Criſt, ſchal I make membris of an hoore? Fer be it. Wher ȝe witen not, for he þat cleueþ to an hoore, is maad oo body? Soþli he ſeiþ, Þer ſchulen be tweyne in oo fleiſh. Forſoþe he þat cleuiþ to God, is oo ſpirit.

Fle ȝe fornycacioun; al ſynne what euere ſynne a man ſchal do, is wiþouten, or by ſidis, þe body; forſoþ he þat doþ fornycacioun, ſynneþ in to his body. Wher ȝe witen not, for ȝoure membris ben þe temple of þe Hooli Goſt, þat is in ȝow, whom ȝe han of God, and ȝe ben not ȝoure owne? Forſoþ ȝe be bouȝt wiþ greet prys. Glorifie ȝe, and bere God in ȝoure body.