1Smutné je aj to, že svoje spory vybavujete pred svetskými súdmi. Nehanbíte sa?2Či vari kresťania, ktorým raz bude zverený súd nad celým svetom, nie sú schopní dohodnúť sa medzi sebou sami?3Neviete, že raz máte súdiť aj anjelov?4Čo sú proti tomu nejaké všedné záležitosti?5Hanbite sa, že vám to musím vyčítať. Či sa medzi vami nenájde ani jeden, kto by vás rozsúdil?6Ale brat s bratom sa súdia, a to pred neveriacimi!7Už to je zlé, že vôbec máte medzi sebou spory. Prečo netrpíte radšej krivdu? Prečo neznášate radšej škodu?8Ale namiesto toho sami krivdíte a spôsobujete škody, a to bratom!9Myslíte, že sa takíto kresťania dostanú do Božieho kráľovstva? Neklamte samých seba. Nijaký lakomec ani pôžitkár, ani cudzoložník či homosexuál,10ani zlodej, opilec a grobian nevkročia do Božieho kráľovstva!11Aj vy ste kedysi boli takí, ale zásluhou Ježiša Krista ste boli očistení, vyhlásení za bezúhonných a posvätení jeho Duchom.
Varovanie pred smilstvom
12Kresťanstvo, to nie je nijaký zoznam toho, čo je a čo nie je dovolené. Nič sa nám nezakazuje, ale nie všetko je nám užitočné. Ku všetkému smieme pristupovať slobodne, ale nie tak, aby nás to napokon ovládlo.13Boh nám dal chuť na jedlo a žalúdok na prijímanie potravy, ale ani jedno, ani druhé tu nebude večne.Smilstvo je však problém oveľa vážnejší. Telo nám nebolo dané na to, aby sme ho zneužívali, ale aby slúžilo Kristovi.14A tou istou mocou, ktorou vzkriesil Boh Krista, vzkriesi aj nás.15Vari neviete, že naše telá sú časťami tela Kristovho?16Ako by sme ho teda mohli spájať s predajnou ženou? Mojžiš hovorí, že „dvaja sa stanú jedným telom“. Či je mysliteľné a či si vôbec môžeme predstaviť jedno telo z takých rozdielnych zložiek?17My sa predsa máme usilovať o inú jednotu – o duchovnú jednotu s Kristom!18Preto sa varujte smilstva! Ostatné priestupky sa netýkajú tela priamo, ale smilstvom sa previňujete proti vlastnému telu.19Pamätajte si, že vaše telo je chrámom Svätého Ducha, ktorý v ňom prebýva a ktorého vám dal Boh.20Nepatríte už sami sebe, boli ste kúpení, a to veľmi draho! Tak teda nech aj vaše telo je Bohu na česť!
1When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? (Mt 18,17)2Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? (Dan 7,22; Mt 19,28; Zjv 20,4)3Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!4So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? (1 Kor 5,12)5I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers, (1 Kor 4,14; 1 Kor 15,34)6but brother goes to law against brother, and that before unbelievers?7To have lawsuits at all with one another is already a defeat for you. Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? (Mt 5,39)8But you yourselves wrong and defraud—even your own brothers![1] (1 Sol 4,6)9Or do you not know that the unrighteous[2] will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,[3] (1 Kor 15,50; Gal 5,21; Ef 5,5; 1 Tim 1,9; Hebr 12,14; Hebr 13,4; Zjv 21,8; Zjv 22,15)10nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.11And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (Sk 22,16; Rim 8,30; 1 Kor 1,2; 1 Kor 12,2; Ef 2,2; Ef 4,22; Ef 5,8; Kol 3,7; Tit 3,3; Tit 3,5; Hebr 10,22)
Flee Sexual Immorality
12“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. (1 Kor 10,23)13“Food is meant for the stomach and the stomach for food”—and God will destroy both one and the other. The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. (Mt 15,17; 1 Kor 6,15; 1 Kor 6,19; Ef 5,23; Kol 2,22)14And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power. (Mt 22,29; Jn 6,39; Sk 2,24; 1 Kor 15,22; Ef 1,19)15Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Never! (Rim 12,5; 1 Kor 6,13; 1 Kor 12,27; Ef 5,30)16Or do you not know that he who is joined[4] to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.” (Gn 2,24; Mt 19,5; Mk 10,8; Ef 5,31)17But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. (Jn 17,21; Ef 4,4)18Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin[5] a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. (Prís 5,11; 2 Kor 12,21; Ef 5,3)19Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, (Jn 2,21; Rim 14,7; 1 Kor 3,16)20for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. (Sk 20,28; 1 Kor 7,23; Flp 1,20; Hebr 9,12; Hebr 9,14; 2 Pt 2,1)