5I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?


In Context

2 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?

3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

4 Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account in the church!

5 I say this to shame you. Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?

6 But instead, one brother goes to law against another--and this in front of unbelievers!

7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?

1st Corinthians 6:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:5I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not among you any one wise man, that is able to judge between his brethren ?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:5I say this to move you to shame. What, cannot there be found among you one wise man who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5I speak to you to put you to shame. Thus there is not a wise person among you, not even one, who shall be able to decide between his brethren!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:5I say this to move you to shame. Is it so, that there cannot be found among you one wise man, who shall be able to decide between his brethren,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that will be able to judge between his brethren?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5I say this to move you to shame. Isn't there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5unto your shame I speak: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who shall be able to discern in the midst of his brethren!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brothers?