1909–14. The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians VI
[1 ] DARE any of you, having a matter against his 1 neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? [2 ] Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to 2 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 to 3 judge things pertaining to this life, do 4 ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church? [5 ] I say this to move you to shame. What, 5 cannot there 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 unbelievers? [7 ] Nay, already it is altogether a 6 defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded? [8 ] Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. [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. [11 ] And such were some of you: but ye were 7 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 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 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 both raised the Lord, and will raise up us through his power. [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 ] 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. [18 ] Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. [19 ] Or know ye not that your body is a temple 8 of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; [20 ] for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.
