1 Corinthians 6:2

world

Greek, "kosmos", means "mankind".

( See Scofield) - (Matthew 4:8).

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 6:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Do ye not know ... - The object of this verse is evidently to show that Christians were qualified to determine controversies which might arise am...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? (3...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Do ye not know . Know ye not. See 1 Corinthians 3:16 and compare verses: 1 Corinthians 6:3 1 Corinthians 6:9 , 1 Corinthians 3:15 ; 1 Corinth...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. Know ye not that the saints. Here we have an argument from the less to the greater; for Paul, being desirous to show that injury is done...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? The sai...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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?...
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. T...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

That the saints shall judge the world ] This v. and the two following vv. are written sarcastically. They appeal to the 'knowledge' of the Corinthia...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Do ye not know... ? — The knowledge which they possessed of the great future which was in store for the Church of Christ was the strongest argument...
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...
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 inj...
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 t...
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 shal...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world ,.... The apostle appeals to them concerning this matter, as a thing well known unto them, or m...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Ver....
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, n...
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 th...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Causes of Litigation Censured. A. D. 57. 1 D...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

If indeed the Corinthians had had no other competent judges, they might have been excused in making use of infidel judges; but, saith the apostle, yo...
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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Or do you not know that God's people (‘the saints') will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge in the smalle...
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 ve...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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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 we...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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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 derive...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Going to Law with Brethren. The charge:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 6:4 ; 1 John 2:16 ; 1 John 2:17 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:13 ; 2 Corinthians 4:18 ; Daniel 7:18 ; Daniel 7:22 ; Jude 1:14 ; Jude 1:1...
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...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Know ye not — This expression occurs six times in this single chapter, and that with a peculiar force; for the Corinthians knew and gloried in it,...

² Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

Related Commentaries of 1 Corinthians 6:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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