哥林多前书第六章第1—8节，保罗了解到哥林多教会的弟兄中间有彼此相争的事，并且去衙门告状，让不信主的人裁决。保罗问他们为什么不要教会里的圣徒们帮助裁决？因为圣徒将要审判世界甚至天使，当然更有资格审判今生的事。保罗说，这样彼此告状是弟兄们中间的缺陷，为什么不情愿受欺负呢？为什么不情愿吃亏呢？耶稣为了洗净圣徒们的罪在十字架受难流血，这是多么大的爱，为什么弟兄们之间不彼此相爱而是要以恶相向呢？

林前6:1 你们中间有彼此相争的事、怎敢在不义的人面前求审、不在圣徒面前求审呢。
Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbor, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
林前6:2 岂不知圣徒要审判世界么．若世界为你们所审、难道你们不配审判这最小的事么。
Don't you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
林前6:3 岂不知我们要审判天使么、何况今生的事呢。
Don't you know that we will judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?
林前6:4 既是这样、你们若有今生的事当审判、是派教会所轻看的人审判么。
If then, you have to judge things pertaining to this life, do you set them to judge who are of no account in the assembly?
林前6:5 我说这话、是要叫你们羞耻。难道你们中间没有一个智慧人、能审断弟兄们的事么。
I say this to move you to shame. Isn't there even one wise man among you who would be able to decide between his brothers?
林前6:6 你们竟是弟兄与弟兄告状、而且告在不信主的人面前。
But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers!
林前6:7 你们彼此告状、这已经是你们的大错了．为甚么不情愿受欺呢．为甚么不情愿吃亏呢。
Therefore it is already altogether a defect in you, that you have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be defrauded?
林前6:8 你们倒是欺压人、亏负人、况且所欺压所亏负的就是弟兄。
No, but you yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that against your brothers.