Taking Each Other to Court
1 When one of you has a complaint against another, do you take your complaint to a court of sinners? Or do you take it to God's people? 2 Don't you know that God's people will judge the world? And if you are going to judge the world, can't you settle small problems? 3 Don't you know we will judge angels? And if this is so, we can surely judge everyday matters. 4 Why do you take everyday complaints to judges who are not respected by the church? 5 I say this to your shame. Aren't any of you wise enough to act as a judge between one follower and another? 6 Why should one of you take another to be tried by unbelievers?
7 When one of you takes another to court, all of you lose. It would be better to let yourselves be cheated and robbed. 8 But instead, you cheat and rob other followers.
9 Don't you know that evil people won't have a share in the blessings of God's kingdom? Don't fool yourselves! No one who is immoral or worships idols or is unfaithful in marriage or is a pervert or behaves like a homosexual 10 will share in God's kingdom. Neither will any thief or greedy person or drunkard or anyone who curses and cheats others. 11 Some of you used to be like that. But now the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and the power of God's Spirit have washed you and made you holy and acceptable to God.
Honor God with Your Body
12 Some of you say, “We can do anything we want to.” But I tell you not everything is good for us. So I refuse to let anything have power over me. 13 You also say, “Food is meant for our bodies, and our bodies are meant for food.” But I tell you that God will destroy them both. We are not supposed to do indecent things with our bodies. We are to use them for the Lord who is in charge of our bodies. 14 God will raise us from death by the same power he used when he raised our Lord to life.
15 Don't you know that your bodies are part of the body of Christ? Is it right for me to join part of the body of Christ to a prostitute? No, it isn't! 16 Don't you know that a man who does that becomes part of her body? The Scriptures say, “The two of them will be like one person.” 17 But anyone who is joined to the Lord is one in spirit with him.
18 Don't be immoral in matters of sex. That is a sin against your own body in a way no other sin is. 19 You surely know that your body is a temple where the Holy Spirit lives. The Spirit is in you and is a gift from God. You are no longer your own. 20 God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God.
1 Ja jums citam pret citu ir kāda sūdzība, vai tad jāgriežas pie netaisno tiesas un ne pie svēto tiesas?
2 Jeb vai jūs nezināt, ka svētie tiesās pasauli? Ja tad nu jūs esat pasaules tiesneši, vai tad jūs nebūtu cienīgi iztiesāt vismazākās lietas?
3 Vai nezināt, ka mēs tiesāsim eņģeļus? Kamdēļ tad gan nevarētu iztiesāt laicīgās lietas?
4 Ja jums ir sūdzības par laicīgām lietām, vai tad jūs ieceļat tādus par tiesnešiem, kas nav cienīti draudzē?
5 To es saku jums par apkaunošanu. Vai tad jūsu vidū nebūtu neviena prātīga vīra, kas brāļu starpā varētu tiesu spriest?
6 Bet brālis iet tiesāties ar brāli, un tad vēl pie neticīgajiem.
7 Jau tā nav laba lieta, ka jūsu starpā vispārīgi tiesājas. Kādēļ jūs labāk nepaciešat netaisnību? Kādēļ jūs labāk nepanesat pārestību?
8 Bet jūs darāt netaisnību un pārestību un to vēl brāļiem.
9 Jeb vai jūs nez ināt, ka netaisni neiemantos Dieva valstību? Nepievi-lieties! Ne netikli, ne elku kalpi, ne laulības pārkāpēji, ne kārumnieki, ne vīriešu apgānītāji,
10 Ne zagļi, ne mantrauši, ne dzērāji, ne zaimotāji, ne laupītāji neiemantos Dieva valstību.
11 Un daži no jums bija tādi. Bet jūs esat nomazgāti, jūs esat svēti kļuvuši, jūs esat taisnoti Kunga Jēzus Kristus vārdā un mūsu Dieva Garā.
12 Viss man ir atļauts, bet ne viss der. Viss man ir atļauts, bet nekas nedrīkst mani kalpināt.
13 Barība vēderam, un vēders barībai. Bet Dievs abus iznīcinās. Miesa nav netiklībai, bet tam Kungam, un tas Kungs miesai.
14 Dievs ir to Kungu uzmodinājis un viņš uzmodinās arī mūs ar savu spēku.
15 Vai nezināt, ka jūsu miesas ir Kristus locekļi? Vai tad lai es padaru Kristus loceķļus par netikles locekļiem? Ne mūžam ne!
16 Jeb vai nezināt, ka tas, kas biedrojas ar netikli, ir viena miesa ar to? Ir sacīts: „Tie abi būs viena miesa.“
17 Bet kas turas pie tā Kunga, ir viens gars ar viņu.
18 Sargaities no netiklības! Katrs cits grēks, ko cilvēks dara, paliek ārpus miesas, bet, kas netiklības grēku dara, grēko pie savas paša miesas.
19 Jeb vai jūs nezināt, ka jūsu miesa ir Svētā Gara mājoklis, kas ir jūsos un ko jūs esat saņēmuši no Dieva, un ka jūs nepiederat sev pašiem?
20 Jo jūs esat dārgi atpirkti. Tad nu pagodiniet Dievu ar savu miesu!
