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Connecting Statement:
Paul explains how believers are to settle disagreements with other believers.
dispute
in this case a legal complaint, argument, or disagreement
does he dare ... holy people?
Paul is angry because he thinks that the Corinthians are doing a great wrong by taking their disputes with each other to the civil court. Alternate translation: "it is wrong for him to dare ... holy people." or "he should fear God and not ... God's holy people." (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion)
to go to law before the unrighteous rather than before God's holy people
to have the unrighteous, not God's holy people, decide who is right and wrong and how to punish the wrongdoer
the unrighteous
judges who do not believe in Jesus