3. Don’t you know that we will judge angels? Why not ordinary things?
4. So then if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint people as judges who aren’t respected by the church?
5. I’m saying this because you should be ashamed of yourselves! Isn’t there one person among you who is wise enough to pass judgment between believers?
6. But instead, does a brother or sister have a lawsuit against another brother or sister, and do they do this in front of unbelievers?
7. The fact that you have lawsuits against each other means that you’ve already lost your case. Why not be wronged instead? Why not be cheated?
8. But instead you are doing wrong and cheating—and you’re doing it to your own brothers and sisters.
9. Don’t you know that people who are unjust won’t inherit God’s kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Those who are sexually immoral, those who worship false gods, adulterers, both participants in same-sex intercourse,