For what business do I have judging outsiders? Don’t you judge those who are inside?
1 Corinthians 6:4 - Tree of Life Version So if you have courts for matters of this life, why do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the community? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If then you do have such cases of everyday life to decide, why do you appoint [as judges to lay them before] those who [from the standpoint] of the church count for least and are without standing? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible So then if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint people as judges who aren’t respected by the church? Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, if you have matters to judge concerning this age, why not appoint those who are most contemptible in the Church to judge these things! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If therefore you have judgments of things pertaining to this world, set them to judge, who are the most despised in the church. |
For what business do I have judging outsiders? Don’t you judge those who are inside?
Don’t you know that we will judge angels? How much more the matters of this life!
I say this to put you to shame! Isn’t there even one wise man among you who will be able to settle disputes between his brethren?