1 Corinthians 6:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? ”

• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  There is utterly a fault - There is ALtogether a fault; or you are entirely wrong in this thing. That ye go to law ... - That is, in the sense under discussion, or before pagan magistrates. T...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (6) Now therefore there is utterly a (e) fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. (7) Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded? (6) No...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - 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 6:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  utterly . altogether. See 1 Corinthians 5:1 . fault . Greek. hettema. App-128. Only here and Romans 11:12 . go to law . Literally have judgments (Greek. krima . App-177.) one with another...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  7. Now indeed there is utterly a fault. Here we have the second part of the reproof, which contains a general doctrine; for he now reproves them, not on the ground of their exposing the g...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? There is utterly a...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Utterly a fault...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  (c) 6:1-11. Christians and Litigation St. Paul reproves the Corinthians for referring their disputes about ordinary affairs to heathen judges. The subject was suggested by rumours he had heard;...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  A fault. — Better, a falling short of your privilege and dignity as Christians. It is the same word as is rendered “diminishing” in Romans 11:12 . The Apostle in this verse goes one step farther...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - 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 6:7 - 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 6:7 - 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 6:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (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...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you ,.... Or a "defect": a want of brotherly love, or there would be no occasion to go to law at all; a want of wisdom and conduct, or proper persons wou...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Ver. 7. There i...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Now therefore But, indeed, there is plainly a fault in you, whoever may have the right on his side; that ye go to law with one another Or that ye quarrel with one another at all, whether ye go to...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - 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 6:7 - 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 6:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " 1 Corinthians 6:6 "

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  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...

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - 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 6:7 - 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 6:7 - 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 6:7 - 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 6:7 - 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 6:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The apostle's reproof:

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 2:19-23 ; 1 Peter 3:9 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:15 ; Hosea 10:2 ; James 4:1-3 ; Luke 6:29 ; Matthew 5:39-41 ; Proverbs 2:5 ; Proverbs 2:8-10 ; Proverbs 20:22 ; Romans 12:17-19

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• 1 Corinthians 6:7 - 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 6:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Indeed there is a fault, that ye quarrel with each other at all, whether ye go to law or no. Why do ye not rather suffer wrong — All men cannot or will not receive this saying. Many aim only at thi...

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