1 Corinthians 6:8

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

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 4:6 : 6 In 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 5:4 : 4 Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Lev 19:13 : 13 You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.
  • Mic 2:2 : 2 They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 “I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the resident foreigner and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Mark 10:19 : 19 You know the commandments:‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false testimony, do not defraud, honor your father and mother.’”
  • Col 3:25 : 25 For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.

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    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?

  • 1 Thess 4:6
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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.

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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?

  • 1 Cor 6:9-10
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    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,

    10thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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

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

  • 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.

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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!

  • Jas 2:6-9
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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?

    8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture,“You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

    9But if you show prejudice, you are committing sin and are convicted by the law as violators.

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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?

  • Acts 7:26-27
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    27But the man who was unfairly hurting his neighbor pushed Moses aside, saying,‘Who made you a ruler and judge over us?

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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.

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    8Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say,‘How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and contributions!

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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.

  • Col 3:25
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    25For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.

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  • Zech 7:10
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    10You must not oppress the widow, the orphan, the resident foreigner, or the poor, nor should anyone secretly plot evil against his fellow citizen.’

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    16Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters.

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    4Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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    6Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast affects the whole batch of dough?

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    2No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.

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  • Luke 6:31
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    31Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

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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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    8Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.