If then you have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. Context Settle Lawsuits among Believers
1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? 2Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3Know you not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? 4If then you have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. 5I 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? 6But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because you go to law one with another. Why do you not rather take wrong? why do you not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 8No, you do wrong, and defraud, and that your brothers. 9Know you 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 mankind, 10Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortionists, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11And such were some of you: 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. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
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?
Douay-Rheims Bible
If therefore you have judgments of things pertaining to this world, set them to judge, who are the most despised in the church.
Darby Bible Translation
If then ye have judgments as to things of this life, set those to judge who are little esteemed in the assembly.
King James Bible
If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
Young's Literal Translation
of the things of life, indeed, then, if ye may have judgment, those despised in the assembly -- these cause ye to sit;
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