1 Corinthians 6:5

Easy To Read Version

I say this to shame you. Surely there is some person in your group wise enough to judge a complaint between two brothers (believers)!

Cross References

Proverbs 14:8

Smart people are wise because they think carefully about the things they do. But foolish people are fools because they think they can live by cheating.

Acts 1:15

After a few days there was a meeting of the believers. (There were about 120 of them.) Peter stood up and said,

Acts 9:13

But Ananias answered, “Lord (Jesus), many people have told me about this man (Saul). They told me about the many bad things this man did to your holy people {\cf2\super [189]} in Jerusalem.

1 Corinthians 11:14

Even nature itself teaches you that wearing long hair is shameful for a man.

1 Corinthians 15:34

Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know God. I say this to shame you.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don’t fool yourselves. If any person among you thinks that he is wise in this world, then he should become a fool. Then that person can become truly wise.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ. But \{you think\} you are very wise in Christ. We are weak, but \{you think\} you are strong. People give you honor, but they don’t honor us.

1 Corinthians 4:14

I am not trying to make you feel ashamed. But I am writing these things to give you a warning like you were my own dear children.

1 Corinthians 6:1

When one of you has something against another person, why do you go to \{the judges in the law courts\}? Those people are not right with God. So why do you let those people decide who is right? You should be ashamed! Why don’t you let God’s people decide who is right?

1 Corinthians 6:4

So if you have those disagreements that must be judged, why do you take those things to people who are not part of the church? Those people mean nothing to the church.

James 1:5

But if any of you needs wisdom, then you should ask God for it. God is generous. He enjoys giving to all people. So God will give you wisdom.