1 Corinthians 6:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? ”

• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Dare any of you - The reasons why the apostle introduced this subject here may have been: That he had mentioned the subject of judging 1 Corinthians 5:13 , and that naturally suggested the to...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  Dare (1) (a) any of you, having a matter against another, go to law (b) before the unjust, (2) and not before the saints? (1) The third question is of civil judgments. Whether it is lawful for one o...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Scandal of Christians Suing each other before Heathen Tribunals. Paul has prepared for his next rebuke by his reference to the function of the church to judge its own members. But alas, Christi...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  any . App-123. against . App-104. another . the other. App-124. go to law . Literally be judged. App-122. before . App-104. unjust . Greek. adikos. See Acts 24:15 and compare App-128....

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  Here, he begins to reprove another fault among the Corinthians — an excessive fondness for litigation, which took its rise from avarice. Now, this reproof consists of two parts. The first is...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Dare any of you, etc. - From the many things that are here reprehended by the apostle, we lea...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Before the unjust, and not before the saints— The heathen judges, as St. Paul here in effect declares, were generally unjust; Christians at that time were generally good, righteous, and holy men: t...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Dare - implying treason against Christian brotherhood. Before the unjust. Gentile...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Dare any of you ] Such action was antagonistic to the Christian spirit. The unjust] RV 'the unrighteous,' i.e. the heathen. The name is used in irony for 'unbelievers' ( 1 Corinthians 6:6 ). 'Do y...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  VI. (1) Dare any of you. — Having rebuked the Corinthian Christians for any attempt to judge those who are outside the Church — i.e., the heathen — St. Paul now insists, on the other hand, on...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 9 ON GOING TO LAW ST. PAUL here gives his judgment on the litigiousness of the Corinthians. The Greeks, in general, were fond of going to law. They were not only quarrelsome, but they see...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Settling Differences between Brethren 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 The Apostle was clearly of the opinion that it was wiser for a Christian to bear injustice and wrong than to go to law before a heathe...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The apostle now passed to another dereliction. Disputes in the church were being submitted to heathen tribunals. What these matters were we are not told. The teaching of the apostle is clear, and has...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  CONTENTS The Apostle opens this Chapter, with giving Directions to the Church, how to manage their Disputes without the Law. He closeth the Chapter with a short, but very blessed Account, that the B...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Dare any of you, having a matter against another ,...., Any thing in difference, an action, cause, or suit. The apostle having dispatched the affair of the incestuous person, and blamed this church...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Ver. 1. Go to law before the unjust ] All unbelievers are, 1. Void of Christ's righteousn...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The apostle, having mentioned one very great irregularity among the professors of Christianity at Corinth, proceeds now to animadvert upon another, namely, their entering into suits of law with each...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  In this chapter there is another matter raised in which the Corinthians had not been using proper judgment. No individual is singled out here, but the strong reproof of the apostle is for any who had...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Causes of Litigation Censured. A. D.  57.       1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, g...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  1 CORINTHIANS CHAPTER 6 1 Corinthians 6:1-6 The Corinthians are reproved for bringing their controversies before heathen judges, which they ought to decide among themselves. 1 Corinthians 6:7-1...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Dare any of you, having a matter against a fellow Christian, go to law before the unrighteous and not before those who are holy (‘the saints')?' ‘Having a matter.' The use of the middle voice might...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Two SECTIONS; Two TOPICS.— 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 1 Corinthians 6:1-8 .—Canon Evans ( Speaker’s Commentary ) thus exhibits the verbal connection: “Deigneth any one of you ( you e...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  1. Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? In those days, the courts of law were utterly unjust. It was all a matter of who coul...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Corinthians 6:1 . Dare any of you go to law before the unjust? He whose cause is just appeals to equity, but he who does his neighbour wrong is vexatious. In England, our judges, after the cause...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust? On going to law The Greeks were not only quarrelsome, but derived an excitement pleasant to their frivolous nature...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION 1 Corinthians 6:1-46 Litigation before heathen courts forbidden. 1 Corinthians 6:1 Dare any of you? rather, Dare any one of you? It is in St. Paul's view an audacio...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust and not before the saints?

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Corinthians 1:2 ; 1 Corinthians 14:33 ; 1 Corinthians 16:1 ; 1 Corinthians 16:15 ; 1 Corinthians 6:6 ; 1 Corinthians 6:7 ; Acts 18:14 ; Acts 18:15 ; Acts 19:38 ; Matthew 18:15-17

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Indwelling Holy Spirit 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The studies in the Epistle to the Corinthians are not written to be shelved, but to be carefully studied, and followed, lest...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The unjust — The heathens. A Christian could expect no justice from these. The saints — Who might easily decide these smaller differences in a private and friendly manner.

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