1 ¶ Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go unto judgment before the unjust, and not before the saints?

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

2 D o ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Or know ye not that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

3 K now ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more the things that pertain to this life?

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, things that pertain to this life?

4 I f then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set as judges the most humble who are in the congregation.

If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brothers?

I say this to move you to shame. What, cannot there be found among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

6 B ut brother goes to judgment against brother, and that before the unbelievers.

but brother goeth to law with brother, and that before unbelievers?

7 N ow therefore there is certainly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather suffer the wrong? why do ye not rather be defrauded?

Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

8 B ut ye do wrong and defraud and do this to your brothers.

Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.

9 ¶ Know ye not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor effeminate nor homosexuals

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 n or thieves nor covetous nor drunkards nor revilers nor extortioners shall inherit the kingdom of God.

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

11 A nd such were some of you, but now ye are washed, but now ye are sanctified, but now ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and in the Spirit of our God.

And such were some of you: but ye were 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 unto me, but all things are not expedient; all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

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 F oods are for the belly, and the belly for foods; but God shall destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

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 A nd God, who raised up the Lord, will also raise up us by his own power.

and God both raised the Lord, and will raise up as through his power.

15 K now ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them the members of a harlot? In no wise.

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 W hat? know ye not that he who is joined to the harlot is one body with her? For they shall be, saith he, two in one flesh.

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 B ut he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

18 F lee fornication. Any other sin that a man does is outside the body, but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

19 W hat? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom ye have of God, and that ye are not your own?

Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own;

20 F or ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.