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When you have cases dealing with this life, why do you allow people whom the church has a low opinion of to be your judges? You should be ashamed of yourselves! Don’t you have at least one wise person who is able to settle disagreements between believers? Instead, one believer goes to court against another believer, and this happens in front of unbelievers.

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Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church? I say this to shame you.(A) Is it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute between believers?(B) But instead, one brother(C) takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!(D)

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