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A Damaging Public Spectacle
Paul's strong word "Dare" highlights the scandal of believers suing each other in secular courts. Commentators explain that such public disputes before non-believers ("the unrighteous") undermined the church's message of love and unity, exposing Christianity to ridicule. The primary concern was protecting the integrity and witness of the faith in a watching world.
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1 Corinthians
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Corinthians 6:1
18th Century
Theologian
1 Corinthians Chapter 6
The main design of this chapter is to reprove the Corinthians for the practice of going to law before heathen courts…
AT Robertson
On 1 Corinthians 6:1
Dare any of you? (τολμα τις υμων; ). Does any one of you dare? Rhetorical question with present indicative of τολμαω, old verb fro…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Corinthians 6:1
19th Century
Bishop
Dare any of you.—Having rebuked the Corinthian Christians for any attempt to judge those who are outside the Church—i…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Corinthians 6:1
19th Century
Preacher
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
In those days, the courts…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 Corinthians 6:1
In speaking of Christians taking other Christians to court, Paul does not specify any criminal cases, for he teaches elsewhere that these, along wi…
John Gill
On 1 Corinthians 6:1
17th Century
Pastor
Dare any of you, having a matter against another
, Any thing in difference, an action, cause, or suit. The apostle having disp…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Corinthians 6:1–8
17th Century
Minister
Christians should not contend with one another, for they are brothers and sisters. If this is carefully heeded, it would prevent many lawsuits and …