1 Corinthians 6:7

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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?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
  • Jas 4:1-3 : 1 Passions and Pride Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you? 2 You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask; 3 you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.
  • 1 Pet 2:19-23 : 19 For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God. 21 For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
  • Rom 12:17-19 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people. 19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
  • Matt 5:39-41 : 39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well. 40 And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your coat also. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two.
  • Luke 6:29 : 29 To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
  • Hos 10:2 : 2 Their hearts are slipping; soon they will be punished for their guilt. The LORD will break their altars; he will completely destroy their fertility pillars.
  • Prov 2:5 : 5 then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.
  • Prov 2:8-9 : 8 to guard the paths of the righteous and to protect the way of his pious ones. 9 Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity– every good way. 10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and moral knowledge will be attractive to you.

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

  • 1 Cor 6:4-6
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    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?

  • 1 Cor 6:1-2
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    1Lawsuits When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

    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?

  • Luke 12:57-58
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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.

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    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.

  • Jas 4:11
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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.

  • Jas 2:4
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    4If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives?

  • 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!

  • Matt 5:38-40
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    38Retaliation“You have heard that it was said,‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’

    39But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

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

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    2And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

  • 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.

  • Acts 7:26-27
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    26The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying,‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?’

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

  • Jas 2:6-7
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    6But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

    7Do they not blaspheme the good name of the one you belong to?

  • 2 Cor 7:2
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    2Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have exploited no one.

  • Rom 2:1
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  • Luke 6:29-30
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    29To the person who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other as well, and from the person who takes away your coat, do not withhold your tunic either.

    30Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your possessions back from the person who takes them away.

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    20For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.

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    5Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

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

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    12So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf before God.

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

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    13For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

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    9Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

  • Hab 1:4
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    4For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

  • Matt 18:15
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    15Restoring 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.

  • 1 Cor 5:12-13
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    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.

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    25Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

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    20For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God.

  • 1 Cor 8:12
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    12If you sin against your brothers or sisters in this way and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

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

  • 1 Cor 11:17
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    17The Lord’s Supper Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

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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.

  • Rom 14:10
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    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.

  • Luke 6:41
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    41Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?

  • Phlm 1:18
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    18Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.

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    12And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“Yes” be yes and your“No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

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    19Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.