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No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers.
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A Shocking Reversal
Commentators emphasize the stark contrast in this verse. Instead of following the Christian ideal of patiently enduring wrong, the Corinthians were actively doing the wronging. Scholars note the emphatic Greek, highlighting that 'you yourselves' are the ones inflicting harm and fraud, a complete inversion of how believers should act.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Nay, ye do wrong, etc. Instead of enduring wrong patiently and cheerfully, they were themselves guilty of injustice and fraud.
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Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong and defraud (αλλα υμεις αδικειτε κα αποστερειτε). "But (adversative αλλα, on the contrary) you (em…
19th Century
Anglican
Nay, ye do wrong.—Better, No, but you yourselves do wrong.
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Baptist
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brothers? But brot…
In climaxing his argument, Paul feels that the very existence of legal cases among the Corinthians shows a malicious attitude and spiritual failure…
16th Century
Protestant
But ye do injury. For this reason, we see why he has denounced them so bitterly—because such a shameful desire for gain was prevalent amon…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Nay, you do wrong and defraud So far were they from taking and acting up to the advice given, that instead of taking…
Christians should not contend with one another, for they are brothers and sisters. If this is carefully heeded, it would prevent many lawsuits and …
13th Century
Catholic
After rebuking the Corinthians for bringing their lawsuits before unbelieving judges, the Apostle now rebukes them for the lawsuits themselves. In …
