1 Corinthians 6:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?”

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BSBPD

“So if you need to settle everyday matters, do you appoint as judges those of no standing in the church?”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“of the things of life, indeed, then, if ye may have judgment, those despised in the assembly--these cause ye to sit;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 6:4 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 6:2So the Twelve summoned all the disciples and said, “It is unacceptable for us to neglect the word of God in order to wait on tables.
  2. 1 Corinthians 5:12What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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