Albert Barnes Commentary 1 Corinthians 6:5

"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," — 1 Corinthians 6:5 (ASV)

I speak to your shame. I declare what is a disgrace to you: that your disputes are taken before pagan courts.

Is it so? Can it be that in the Christian church—the church gathered in refined and enlightened Corinth—there is not a single member so wise, intelligent, and prudent that his fellow believers can have confidence in him and refer their disputes to him? Can this be the case in a church that boasts so much of its wisdom and prides itself so much on the number and qualifications of its intelligent members?