1 Corinthians 6:7

Easy To Read Version

The lawsuits that you have against each other show that you are already defeated. It would be better for you to let someone do wrong against you! It would be better for you to let someone cheat you!

Cross References

Proverbs 2:5

If you do these things, then you will learn to respect the Lord. You will truly learn about God.

Proverbs 20:22

If someone does something against you, don’t try to punish him yourself. Wait for the Lord! In the end, he will make you the winner.

Hosea 10:2

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Luke 19:8

Zacchaeus said to the Lord (Jesus), “I want to do good. I will give half of my money to the poor. If I have cheated any person, I will pay that person back four times more!”

Luke 6:29

If a person hits you on the side of your face, let him hit the other side too. If a person takes your coat, don’t stop him from taking your shirt too.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Be sure that no person pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t say something bad to a person to pay him back for saying something bad to you. But \{ask God to\} bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing.