1 Corinthians 6:1

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Lawsuits When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 18:14-15 : 14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews,“If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews, 15 but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!”
  • Acts 19:38 : 38 If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.
  • Matt 18:15-17 : 15 Restoring Christian Relationships“If your brother sins, go and show him his fault when the two of you are alone. If he listens to you, you have regained your brother. 16 But if he does not listen, take one or two others with you, so that at the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter may be established. 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. If he refuses to listen to the church, treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector.
  • 1 Cor 6:6-7 : 6 Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers? 7 The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
  • 1 Cor 14:33 : 33 for God is not characterized by disorder but by peace.As in all the churches of the saints,
  • 1 Cor 16:1 : 1 A Collection to Aid Jewish Christians With regard to the collection for the saints, please follow the directions that I gave to the churches of Galatia:
  • 1 Cor 16:15 : 15 Now, brothers and sisters, you know about the household of Stephanus, that as the first converts of Achaia, they devoted themselves to ministry for the saints. I urge you
  • 1 Cor 1:2 : 2 to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 6:2-9
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    86%

    2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits?

    3Do you not know that we will judge angels? Why not ordinary matters!

    4So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

    5I say this to your shame! Is there no one among you wise enough to settle disputes between fellow Christians?

    6Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian, and do this before unbelievers?

    7The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

    8But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!

    9Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners, practicing homosexuals,

  • Jas 4:11-12
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    11Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

    12But there is only one who is lawgiver and judge– the one who is able to save and destroy. On the other hand, who are you to judge your neighbor?

  • 1 Thess 4:6
    73%

    6In this matter no one should violate the rights of his brother or take advantage of him, because the Lord is the avenger in all these cases, as we also told you earlier and warned you solemnly.

  • Luke 12:57-58
    2 verses
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    57Clear the Debts“And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

    58As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

  • Deut 25:1
    73%

    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

  • Jas 5:9
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    9Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged. See, the judge stands before the gates!

  • 1 Cor 5:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside?

    13But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.

  • Jas 2:4
    72%

    4If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?

  • Matt 7:1
    72%

    1Do Not Judge“Do not judge so that you will not be judged.

  • Jas 2:6
    71%

    6But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

  • Luke 18:6
    71%

    6And the Lord said,“Listen to what the unrighteous judge says!

  • Rom 14:10
    71%

    10But you who eat vegetables only– why do you judge your brother or sister? And you who eat everything– why do you despise your brother or sister? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God.

  • 2 Cor 6:14
    71%

    14Unequal Partners Do not become partners with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    71%

    6He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.

  • Deut 19:17
    70%

    17then both parties to the controversy must stand before the LORD, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.

  • Rom 14:13
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    13Exhortation for the Strong not to Destroy the Weak Therefore we must not pass judgment on one another, but rather determine never to place an obstacle or a trap before a brother or sister.

  • Matt 5:40
    70%

    40And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your coat also.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Gal 6:1-2
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    1Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

    2Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

  • Deut 17:8
    70%

    8Appeal to a Higher Court If a matter is too difficult for you to judge– bloodshed, legal claim, or assault– matters of controversy in your villages– you must leave there and go up to the place the LORD your God chooses.

  • Rom 3:6
    69%

    6Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?

  • 2 Thess 1:6
    69%

    6For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you,

  • Rom 2:1-3
    3 verses
    69%

    1The Condemnation of the Moralist Therefore you are without excuse, whoever you are, when you judge someone else. For on whatever grounds you judge another, you condemn yourself, because you who judge practice the same things.

    2Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth against those who practice such things.

    3And do you think, whoever you are, when you judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

  • Lev 19:15
    69%

    15Justice, Love, and Propriety“‘You must not deal unjustly in judgment: you must neither show partiality to the poor nor honor the rich. You must judge your fellow citizen fairly.

  • 1 Cor 4:6
    69%

    6I have applied these things to myself and Apollos because of you, brothers and sisters, so that through us you may learn“not to go beyond what is written,” so that none of you will be puffed up in favor of the one against the other.

  • 1 Cor 4:3
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    3So for me, it is a minor matter that I am judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do not even judge myself.

  • Acts 19:38-39
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    69%

    38If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.

    39But if you want anything in addition, it will have to be settled in a legal assembly.

  • 1 Cor 6:11
    69%

    11Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

  • 1 Pet 4:17
    69%

    17For it is time for judgment to begin, starting with the house of God. And if it starts with us, what will be the fate of those who are disobedient to the gospel of God?

  • 1 Cor 11:31-32
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    31But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged.

    32But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

  • Jas 5:6
    69%

    6You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you.

  • 1 Cor 5:10
    69%

    10In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.

  • John 7:51
    68%

    51“Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”

  • Acts 7:27
    68%

    27But the man who was unfairly hurting his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying,‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

  • Acts 18:15
    68%

    15but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!”