Prva poslanica Korinæanima 6
Treba izbjegavati sudske parnice između kršćana
1 Kako se neki od vas usuđuju s drugim kršćanima parničiti na svjetovnome sudu tražeći pravdu od nepravednih umjesto od svetih?2 Zar ne znate da ćemo mi sveti jednoga dana suditi svijet? Pa ako ćete suditi svijetu, ne možete li sami presuđivati i o tim sitnicama?3 Ne znate li da ćemo suditi anđelima? Morali biste stoga biti u stanju riješiti svagdašnje razmirice ovdje na zemlji.4 A vi za svoje svagdašnje sporove uzimate suce izvana! Zašto ne uzmete za suca nekoga od najmanje cijenjenih u Crkvi?.5 Kažem to da biste se postidjeli. Nema li u cijeloj Crkvi nikoga tko bi bio dovoljno mudar da presudi među braćom?
6 Umjesto toga jedan kršćanin tuži drugoga - i to pred nevjernicima!
7 Nedostatak vam je već to što se uopće parničite. Zašto radije ne pretrpite nepravdu? Zašto radije ne pregorite štetu?
8 Umjesto toga vi i sami nanosite nepravdu i varate - čak i vlastitu braću u Kristu!
Treba se kloniti bluda
9 Ne znate li da oni koji čine zlo neće baštiniti Božje kraljevstvo? Nemojte se zavaravati! Ni bludnici, ni idolopoklonici, ni preljubnici, ni homoseksualci,10 ni lopovi, ni lakomci, ni pijanci, ni psovači, ni varalice neće baštiniti Božjeg kraljevstva.
11 I neki od vas bili su takvi, ali sada ste oprani od grijeha i posvećeni. Opravdani ste pred Bogom zbog onoga što su Gospodin Isus Krist i Duh našega Boga učinili za vas.
12 Kaže se: "Sve mi je dopušteno
" - ali sve mi ne služi na korist. "Sve mi je dopušteno
" - ali ničemu neću robovati.13 Kažete: "Hrana je za trbuh, a trbuh za hranu." Tako je, ali Bog će jednog dana i jedno i drugo uništiti. Naša tijela nisu stvorena za blud, nego da njima služite Gospodinu, i Gospodin se brine o njima.14 Bog će uskrisiti naša tijela od mrtvih svojom veličanstvenom silom, baš kao što je i našega Gospodina podignuo od mrtvih.15 Ne shvaćate li da su vaša tijela Kristovi udovi? Zar ćete dakle svoje tijelo, koje pripada Kristu, sjediniti s bludničinim? Nipošto!
16 Zar ne znate da muškarac koji se druži s bludnicom postaje s njom jedno tijelo? Jer u Svetome pismu piše: "Njih će dvoje biti jedno tijelo."
17 A tko se združi s Gospodinom, postaje s njime jedan duh.18 Bježite od bluda! Svaki drugi grijeh čovjek čini izvan tijela, a bludnik griješi protiv vlastitog tijela.19 Ne shvaćate li da je vaše tijelo hram Svetoga Duha kojega vam je Bog dao i da on prebiva u vama? Vi ne pripadate sebi
20 jer je Bog za vas platio otkupninu. Zato svojim tijelom trebate proslavljati Boga.
1 Corinthians 6
Lawsuits
1 When any of you has a legal dispute with another, does he dare go to court before the unrighteous rather than before the saints?2 Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to settle trivial suits?3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? Why not ordinary matters!4 So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?t5 I say this to your shame! Is there no one among you wise enough to settle disputes between fellow Christians?t6 Instead, does a Christian sue a Christian,t and do this before unbelievers?7 The fact that you have lawsuits among yourselves demonstrates that you have already been defeated. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
8 But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters!t
9 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual partners,t practicing homosexuals,t10 thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive,t and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
11 Some of you once lived this way.t But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christs and by the Spirit of our God.
Flee Sexual Immorality
12 “All things are lawful for me”s – but not everything is beneficial. “All things are lawful for me” – but I will not be controlled by anything.13 “Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both.”ts The body is not for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.14 Now God indeed raised the Lord and he will raise us by his power.15 Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Should I take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never!16 Or do you not know that anyone who is united witht a prostitute is one body with her?t For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”s17 But the one united witht the Lord is one spirit with him.t18 Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin a person commits is outside of the body”s – but the immoral person sins against his own body.19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you,t whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
20 For you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.