Shall judge the world (τον κοσμον κρινουσιν). Future active indicative. At the last day with the Lord Jesus ([Reference Matthew 19…

Do ye not know, etc. The object of this verse is evidently to show that Christians were qualified to determine controversies that might ar…

Do you not know . . . ?—The knowledge that they possessed of the great future that was in store for the Church of Christ …

Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? K…

In speaking of Christians taking other Christians to court, Paul does not specify any criminal cases, for he teaches elsewhere that these, along wi…

Here, he begins to reprove another fault among the Corinthians—an excessive fondness for litigation, which arose from avarice. Now, this reproof co…

Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world
The apostle appeals to them concerning this matter, as a thing…

Christians should not contend with one another, for they are brothers and sisters. If this is carefully heeded, it would prevent many lawsuits and …

After rebuking the Corinthians for failing to judge, the Apostle now rebukes them for other failings in matters of judgment. First, regarding the j…