Berean Standard Bible
“The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?”
Paul is rebuking Christians in Corinth for taking each other to secular courts. He argues that the church should be able to settle its own disputes.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means that you are thoroughly defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
World English Bible (WEB)
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?
King James Version (KJV)
Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Nay, already it is altogether a defect in you, that ye have lawsuits one with another. Why not rather take wrong? why not rather be defrauded?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that you have judgments with one another; wherefore do you not rather suffer injustice? wherefore be you not rather defrauded?
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Así que, por cierto es ya una falta en vosotros que tengáis pleitos entre vosotros mismos. ¿Por qué no sufrís antes la injuria? ¿por qué no sufrís antes ser defraudados?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
De por sí, el hecho de que haya litigios entre ustedes es ya una gran vergüenza. ¿Por qué no soportar la injusticia? ¿No sería mejor dejar que los defrauden?
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