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1. When you have something against another Christian, how can you bring yourself to go before judges who are not right with God? Why do you not let God's people decide who is right?
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1. Dare G5111 any G5100 of you G5216 , having G2192 a matter G4229 against G4314 another G2087 , go to law G2919 before G1909 the G3588 unjust G94 , and G2532 not G3780 before G1909 the G3588 saints G40 ?
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2. Surely you know that God's people will judge the world. So if you are to judge the world, are you not able to judge small cases as well?
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2. Do ye not G3756 know G1492 that G3754 the G3588 saints G40 shall judge G2919 the G3588 world G2889 ? and G2532 if G1487 the G3588 world G2889 shall be judged G2919 by G1722 you G5213 , are G2075 ye unworthy G370 to judge the smallest matters G2922 G1646 ?
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3. You know that in the future we will judge angels, so surely we can judge the ordinary things of this life.
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3. Know G1492 ye not G3756 that G3754 we shall judge G2919 angels G32 ? how much more G3386 things that pertain to this life G982 ?
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4. If you have ordinary cases that must be judged, are you going to appoint people as judges who mean nothing to the church?
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4. If G1437 then G3767 ye G3303 have G2192 judgments G2922 of things pertaining to this life G982 , set G2523 them G5128 to judge who are least esteemed G1848 in G1722 the G3588 church G1577 .
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5. I say this to shame you. Surely there is someone among you wise enough to judge a complaint between believers.
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5. I speak G3004 to G4314 your G5213 shame G1791 . Is it so G3779 , that there is G2076 not G3756 a wise man G4680 among G1722 you G5213 ? no, not G3761 one G1520 that G3739 shall be able G1410 to judge G1252 between G303 G3319 his G848 brethren G80 ?
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6. But now one believer goes to court against another believer -- and you do this in front of unbelievers!
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6. But G235 brother G80 goeth to law G2919 with G3326 brother G80 , and G2532 that G5124 before G1909 the unbelievers G571 .
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7. The fact that you have lawsuits against each other shows that you are already defeated. Why not let yourselves be wronged? Why not let yourselves be cheated?
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7. Now G2235 therefore there G3767 G3303 is G2076 utterly G3654 a fault G2275 among G1722 you G5213 , because G3754 ye go to law G2192 G2917 one with another G3326 G1438 . Why G1302 do ye not G3780 rather G3123 take wrong G91 ? why G1302 do ye not G3780 rather G3123 suffer yourselves to be defrauded G650 ?
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8. But you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and you do this to other believers!
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8. Nay G235 , ye G5210 do wrong G91 , and G2532 defraud G650 , and G2532 that G5023 your brethren G80 .
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