FIRST CORINTHIANS

 

First Corinthians 6

1 ¶ Dare any of you, having a dispute against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

2 Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? Well, if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

3 Don’t you know that we will judge angels? to say nothing of the things that pertain to this life?

4 If you then have disputes over such matters, do you chose as judges those who are accounted as nothing in the judgement of the church?

5 I say this is to your shame. Is it possible that there is no one among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?

6 Instead one brother goes to law against another, and that before unbelievers.

7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you is a defeat. Why not rather let yourselves be wronged? why not rather allow yourselves to be cheated?

8 Instead, you yourselves do wrong, and cheat, and that to your brethren.

9 ¶ Don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor sex perverts, nor homosexuals,

10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor foulmouthed revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

11 And that is what some of you were: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

12 ¶ All things are lawful unto me, but not all benefit: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

13 Food for the stomach, and the stomach for foods: but God will destroy them both. The body is not meant for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

14 By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and will raise us also.

15 Don’t you know that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and join them to a prostitute? God forbid.

16 Don’t you know that he who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? for he says, the two will be one flesh.

17 But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with him.

18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins that a man commits are outside his body; but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

19 Don’t you know that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost who is in you, who you have received from God? You are not your own;

20 For you were bought with a price. Therefore honor God with your body, and with your spirit, which are God’s.