1 Corinthians 6:3

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
ye	εἴδω eídō	G1492	used only in certain past tenses
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
judge	κρινοῦμεν; krinoumen	G2919	by implication · verb — future active indicative, 1st person plural
angels	ἀγγέλους angelous	G32	compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings) · noun — accusative plural masculine
much	μήτι mēti	G3385	whether at all · particle — negative
more	γε ge	G1065	and besides · particle
life	βιωτικά; biōtika	G982	relating to the present existence · adjective — accusative plural neuter

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Jude 1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto…
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
1 Corinthians 6:4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
Luke 8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this…
Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so th…
2 Timothy 2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
2 Timothy 4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
2 Peter 2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto ju…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:1-8

Here the apostle reproves them for going to law with one another before heathen judges for little matters; and therein blames all vexatious law-suits. In the previous chapter he had directed them to punish heinous sins among themselves by church-censures. Here he directs them to determine controversies with one another by church-counsel and advice, concerning which observe, I. The fault he blames them for: it was going to law. Not but that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully. But, 1. Brother went to law with brother (Co1 6:6), one member of the church with another. The near relation could not preserve peace and good understanding. The bonds of fraternal love were broken through. And a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 6:3

judge angels--namely, bad angels. We who are now "a spectacle to angels" shall then "judge angels." The saints shall join in approving the final sentence of the Judge on them (Jde 1:6). Believers shall, as administrators of the kingdom under Jesus, put down all rule that is hostile to God. Perhaps, too, good angels shall then receive from the Judge, with the approval of the saints, higher honors.

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 6:3

Know ye not that we shall judge angels? - Dr. Lightfoot observes that "the apostle does not say here, as he said before, the saints shall judge the angels, but We shall judge them. By angels, all confess that demons are intended; but certainly all saints, according to the latitude with which that word is understood, i.e. all who profess Christianity, shall not judge angels. Nor is this judging of angels to be understood of the last day; but the apostle speaks of the ministers of the Gospel, himself and others, who, by the preaching of the Gospel, through the power of Christ, should spoil the devils of their oracles and their idols, should deprive them of their worship, should drive them out…

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John Gill on 1 Corinthians 6:3

The Church Fathers

By "angels" here, Paul means demons who once were angels.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE FIRST EPISTLE TO THE CORINTHIANS 195

Angels are to be judged by us in the same way as the world is to be judged.
— Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES

Paul is not talking here about real angels but about the priests and teachers of the people who will be judged by the saints because of their false teaching about Christ.
— Severian of Gabala, PAULINE COMMENTARY FROM THE GREEK CHURCH

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Dictionary and topics

Arbitration · .Urged by Paul, as a mo — .Urged by Paul, as a mo
Body · THE TEMPLE OF GOD — THE TEMPLE OF GOD
Fraternity · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Lawsuits · To be avoi — To be avoi
Litigation · To be avoi — To be avoi
Reproof · Exemplified: Paul — Exemplified: Paul
Strife · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Corinthians 6:3

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 6:3

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 6:3

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 6:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Corinthians 6:3

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 6:1-8

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Corinthians 6:3

Adam Clarke on 1 Corinthians 6:3

John Gill on 1 Corinthians 6:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Corinthians 6:1-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Corinthians 6:2-3