“ But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. ”
But brother ... - One Christian goes to law with another. This is designed as a reproof. This was wrong: Because they ought rather to take wrong and suffer themselves to be injured 1 Corinthi...
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...
unbelievers . Greek. apistos. See App-150.
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Brother goeth to law with brother - One Christian sues another at law! This is almost as great a scandal as can exist in a Chri...
Brother goeth to law with brother— Josephus observes, that the Romans, who were now masters of Corinth, permitted the Jews in foreign countries to decide private affairs, where nothing capital was...
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. But - emphatically answering 1 Corinthians 6:5 . Translate, 'Nay,' etc.
Paraphrase. 'How is it that when you quarrel with one another you go before heathen judges and do not let some of the brethren decide your matter? (2) You spoke of the saints judging the world, why...
But brother goeth to law with brother. — “It would almost seem as if it were not so. Your dragging these disputes before tribunals of the heathen would imply that it is not possible to find a Chris...
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...
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...
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...
(1) Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? (2) Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judge...
But brother goeth to law with brother ,.... The relation meant is spiritual; it was usual for members of churches to be called brethren, they professing to be born again of the same Father, and belo...
But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Ver. 6. But brother goeth to law ] Once it was counted ominous to commence actions, and follow suits. Of common barreters,...
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...
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...
Causes of Litigation Censured. A. D. 57. 1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, g...
OLBGrk; Ver. 6,7. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another; not that it is simply unlawful for men to make use of human laws, and courts, and methods...
Christians Are Not To Go To Court Against Their Fellow-Christians (6:1-9a). The idea that the church judges internal matters like sin leads on to the idea that the church can also act as judge in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The apostle's reproof:
1 Corinthians 6:1 ; 1 Corinthians 6:7 ; 1 John 2:9-11 ; 1 John 3:11-15 ; Acts 7:26 ; Genesis 13:7-9 ; Genesis 45:24 ; Nehemiah 5:8 ; Nehemiah 5:9 ; Philippians 2:14 ; Philippians 2:15 ; P...
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...