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1 Corinthians 6:5

I 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?
1 Corinthians 6:5 · King James Version

In other versions

  • I 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,

    ASV

  • I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

    BBE

  • I 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!

    DBY

  • I 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?

    WEB

  • unto 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!

    YLT

  • I 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?

    ENG

  • I 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?

    WBT

  • I say this to your shame. Is there really no one among you wise enough to arbitrate between his brothers?

    BSB

In context

3Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

4If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

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?

6But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.

7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?

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