Tiesāšanās starp ticīgajiem
1 Ja kādam no jums ir tiesājama lieta pret otru, vai viņš uzdrošināsies iet tiesā pie netaisnajiem, nevis pie svētajiem? 2 Vai tad jūs nezināt, ka svētie tiesās pasauli? Ja nu jums ir jātiesā pasaule, vai tad jūs neesat cienīgi spriest arī vismazākās tiesājamās lietas? 3 Vai jūs nezināt, ka mēs tiesāsim eņģeļus? Un vai ne vēl vairāk laicīgās lietas? 4 Ja jums ir tiesājama laicīga lieta, kādēļ pie tiesāšanas liekat tos, kas draudzē nav cienīti? 5 Kauns jums! – es saku. Vai tad starp jums nav neviena tik gudra, kas varētu spriest tiesu starp brāļiem? 6 Brālis tiesājas pret brāli – un tiesātāji turklāt būs neticīgie? 7 Jau tā jūs esat zaudētāji, ka tiesājaties savā starpā. Kādēļ tad labāk nepanesat netaisnību? Kādēļ nepanesat krāpšanu? 8 Bet jūs paši esat tādi, kas darāt pārestības un krāpjaties un vēl pret saviem brāļiem. 9 Vai jūs nezināt, ka netaisnie neiemantos Dieva valstību? Nemaldiniet sevi! Nedz izvirtuļi, nedz elku kalpi, nedz laulības apgānītāji, nedz baudu kārie, nedz vīriešu piegulētāji, 10 nedz zagļi, nedz alkatīgie, nedz dzērāji, nedz rupjību runātāji, nedz laupītāji Dieva valstību neiemantos. 11 Daži no jums tādi ir bijuši, bet jūs tikāt nomazgāti, tikāt svētīti, tikāt attaisnoti mūsu Kunga Jēzus Kristus vārdā un mūsu Dieva Garā.
Godiniet Dievu arī ar savu miesu
12 Viss man ir ļauts, bet ne viss man der; viss man ir ļauts, bet nekam pār mani nebūs varas. 13 Barība ir vēderam un vēders barībai, bet Dievs atcels gan vienu, gan otru. Miesa nepieder netiklībai, bet Kungam, un Kungs gādā par miesu. 14 Dievs augšāmcēla Kungu un uzcels arī mūs caur savu spēku. 15 Vai jūs nezināt, ka jūsu miesa ir Kristus locekļi? Vai tad es varu ņemt Kristus locekļus un darīt tos par netiklības locekļiem? Tam nenotikt! 16 Vai nezināt, ka tas, kas savienojies ar netikli, ir viena miesa? Ir sacīts: divi būs viena miesa. 17 Bet tas, kas savienojies ar Kungu, ir viens gars ar viņu. 18 Bēdziet no netiklības! Jebkurš cits grēks, ko cilvēks pastrādā, ir ārpus miesas, bet, kas netiklību piekopj, grēko pret savu paša miesu. 19 Vai gan jūs nezināt, ka jūsu miesa ir templis Svētajam Garam, kas ir jūsos un ir no Dieva? Jūs tātad nepiederat paši sev. 20 Jūs esat dārgi atpirkti. Tad nu pagodiniet Dievu savā miesā.
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.
