4 So then if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint people as judges who aren’t respected by the church?
5 I’m saying this because you should be ashamed of yourselves! Isn’t there one person among you who is wise enough to pass judgment between believers?
6 But instead, does a brother or sister have a lawsuit against another brother or sister, and do they do this in front of unbelievers?
7 The fact that you have lawsuits against each other means that you’ve already lost your case. Why not be wronged instead? Why not be cheated?
8 But instead you are doing wrong and cheating—and you’re doing it to your own brothers and sisters.
9 Don’t you know that people who are unjust won’t inherit God’s kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Those who are sexually immoral, those who worship false gods, adulterers, both participants in same-sex intercourse,
10 thieves, the greedy, drunks, abusive people, and swindlers won’t inherit God’s kingdom.