Suppose one of you wants to bring a charge against another believer. Should you take it to ungodly people to be judged? Why not take it to the Lord’s people?

你们中间有彼此相争的事，怎敢在不义的人面前求审，不在圣徒面前求审呢？

你们中间有彼此争吵的事，怎敢告到不义的人面前，而不告到圣徒面前呢？

你们中间有彼此争吵的事，怎敢告到不义的人面前，而不告到圣徒面前呢？

你们中间发生了纠纷，不找圣徒审理，竟敢告到不义的人面前吗？

你们中间有人和弟兄起了争执，怎敢告到不义的人面前，却不告在圣徒面前呢？

你们中间，当一个与另一个有了问题，怎么敢告到不义的人面前，而不告到圣徒面前呢？

你們中間有彼此相爭的事，怎敢在不義的人面前求審，不在聖徒面前求審呢？

你們中間有彼此爭吵的事，怎敢告到不義的人面前，而不告到聖徒面前呢？

你們中間有彼此爭吵的事，怎敢告到不義的人面前，而不告到聖徒面前呢？

你們中間發生了糾紛，不找聖徒審理，竟敢告到不義的人面前嗎？

你們中間有人和弟兄起了爭執，怎敢告到不義的人面前，卻不告在聖徒面前呢？

你們中間有人對另一個人有爭訟的事，怎敢在不義的人面前受審判，而不在聖徒面前呢？

你們中間，當一個與另一個有了問題，怎麼敢告到不義的人面前，而不告到聖徒面前呢？

爾中或有相爭、敢訟於不義者前、而不於聖徒前乎、

爾與兄弟爭訟、何忍訟於不義者前、而不訟於聖徒前乎、

爾中有相爭之事、何敢訟於不義者前、而不訟於聖徒前乎、

兄弟間如有訟案、理當請聖徒決斷；豈有逕向不義者請求裁判者乎？

If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people?

When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints?

When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers!

If any of you has a dispute against another, how dare you take it to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Does any one of you, when he has a case against his neighbor, dare to go to law before the unrighteous and not before the saints?

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

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

If any of you has a legal dispute against another, do you dare go to court before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

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

When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?

Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?

Demetrius and the other skilled workers may feel they have been wronged by someone. Let them bring charges. The courts are open. We have our governors.

Paul was about to give reasons for his actions. But just then Gallio spoke to them. He said,“ You Jews don’t claim that Paul has committed a great or small crime. If you did, it would make sense for me to listen to you.But this is about your own law. It is a question of words and names. Settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.”

Instead, one believer goes to court against another. And this happens in front of unbelievers!When you take another believer to court, you have lost the battle already. Why not be treated wrongly? Why not be cheated?

God is not a God of disorder. He is a God of peace, just as in all the churches of the Lord’s people.

“ If your brother or sister sins against you, go to them. Tell them what they did wrong. Keep it between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them back.But what if they won’t listen to you? Then take one or two others with you. Scripture says,‘ Every matter must be proved by the words of two or three witnesses.’( Deuteronomy 19:15)But what if they also refuse to listen to the witnesses? Then tell it to the church. And what if they refuse to listen even to the church? Then don’t treat them as a brother or sister. Treat them as you would treat an ungodly person or a tax collector.

Now I want to deal with the offering of money for the Lord’s people. Do what I told the churches in Galatia to do.

You know that the first believers in Achaia were from the family of Stephanas. They have spent all their time serving the Lord’s people. Brothers and sisters, I am asking you

We are sending this letter to you, the members of God’s church in Corinth. You have been made holy because you belong to Christ Jesus. God has chosen you to be his holy people. He has done the same for all people everywhere who pray to our Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is their Lord and ours.