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And this to <i>your</i> brothers <i>and sisters!</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. You do this even to your brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_corinthians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud, and that <i>your</i> brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />On the contrary, you yourselves wrong and defraud. <i>You do</i> this even to <i>your</i> brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_corinthians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On the contrary, it is you who wrong and defraud, and you do this even to your brothers and sisters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, you yourselves do wrong and cheat—and you do this to brothers and sisters!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, you act unjustly and cheat—and you do this to believers! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_corinthians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_corinthians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But instead, you cheat and rob other followers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_corinthians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Nay, but ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_corinthians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Instead, you do wrong and cheat, and you do this to other believers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Instead, you yourselves wrong one another and rob one another, even other believers! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_corinthians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Instead, you yourselves practice doing wrong and cheating others, and brothers at that!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong, even against your own brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_corinthians/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But you yourselves wrong and cheat, and you do this to your brothers and sisters! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_corinthians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />No, but you yourselves do wrong, and cheat, and that against your brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />On the contrary you yourselves inflict injustice and fraud, and upon brethren too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_corinthians/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />No, but you yourselves do wrong and defraud, and that against your brothers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_corinthians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />But you do injustice, and you defraud, and these—brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But you do wrong and defraud, and these things to brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but ye -- ye do injustice, and ye defraud, and these -- brethren!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_corinthians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But ye treat ill, and defraud, and that the brethren.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But you do wrong and defraud, and that to your brethren. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_corinthians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But you are doing the injuring and the cheating, and this toward brothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_corinthians/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Instead, you inflict injustice and cheat, and this to brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_corinthians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But you yourselves wrong and defraud—and believers at that.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_corinthians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />No, you yourselves do wrong, and defraud even your brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_corinthians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But you are doing wrong and you are cheating even your brothers.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_corinthians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But you act unjustly, and you defraud, and that, too, your brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />But you inflict injustice, and defraud, and that your brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_corinthians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But ye do wrong and defraud, and that the brethren.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_corinthians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />nay, in this case, you act injuriously, and do damage even to your brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_corinthians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />On the contrary you yourselves inflict injustice and fraud, and upon brethren too.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_corinthians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that <i>your</i> brethren!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_corinthians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But ye do wrong and defraud, and that <i>even your</i> brethren.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g-wZWoK_LZU?start=1022" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_corinthians/6.htm">Lawsuits among Believers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>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? <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">Instead,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you yourselves</a> <a href="/greek/650.htm" title="650: apostereite (V-PIA-2P) -- To defraud, deprive of, despoil; mid: I endure deprivation; pass: To be bereft of. From apo and stereo; to despoil.">cheat</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/91.htm" title="91: adikeite (V-PIA-2P) -- To act unjustly towards, injure, harm. From adikos; to be unjust, i.e. do wrong.">do wrong,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">even</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: touto (DPro-NNS) -- This; he, she, it. ">against your own</a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphous (N-AMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers!</a> </span> <span class="reftext">9</span>Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-39.htm">Matthew 5:39-42</a></span><br />But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; / if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well; / and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-17.htm">Romans 12:17-21</a></span><br />Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody. / If it is possible on your part, live at peace with everyone. / Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm">1 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-27.htm">Luke 6:27-31</a></span><br />But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, / bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. / If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-6.htm">James 5:6</a></span><br />You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-22.htm">Proverbs 20:22</a></span><br />Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:15</a></span><br />Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a></span><br />If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. / But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ / If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-18.htm">Leviticus 19:18</a></span><br />Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Romans 13:10</a></span><br />Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-14.htm">Galatians 5:14-15</a></span><br />The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” / But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a></span><br />Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/4-31.htm">Ephesians 4:31-32</a></span><br />Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. / Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a></span><br />Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">No, you do wrong, and defraud, and that your brothers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-13.htm">Leviticus 19:13</a></b></br> Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob <i>him</i>: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-2.htm">Micah 2:2</a></b></br> And they covet fields, and take <i>them</i> by violence; and houses, and take <i>them</i> away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></b></br> And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in <i>his</i> wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger <i>from his right</i>, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/18-11.htm">Cheat</a> <a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/mark/10-19.htm">Defraud</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/2-3.htm">Far</a> <a href="/acts/13-10.htm">Fraud</a> <a href="/romans/13-4.htm">Inflict</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-7.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-6.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-10.htm">Property</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-7.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-7.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/31-27.htm">Cheat</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-22.htm">Contrary</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">Defraud</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">Far</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-3.htm">Fraud</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-26.htm">Inflict</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/13-6.htm">Injustice</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-15.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-30.htm">Property</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Corinthians 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-1.htm">The Corinthians must take their brothers to court;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-6.htm">especially under infidels.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">The wicked shall not inherit the kingdom of God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-15.htm">Our bodies are the members of Christ, and temples of the Holy Spirit: </a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">they must not therefore be defiled.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_corinthians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_corinthians/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Instead, you yourselves cheat and do wrong</b><br>This phrase highlights the moral failure of the Corinthian believers, who were expected to live by higher ethical standards. The Greek word for "cheat" implies defrauding or taking advantage of others, which was a common issue in the Corinthian church, reflecting the broader Greco-Roman culture where lawsuits and personal gain were prevalent. This behavior contradicts the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized love and honesty (<a href="/matthew/5-37.htm">Matthew 5:37</a>). The call to avoid wrongdoing is consistent with the Old Testament law, which forbids deceit and injustice (<a href="/leviticus/19-11.htm">Leviticus 19:11</a>).<p><b>even against your own brothers!</b><br>The term "brothers" refers to fellow believers, emphasizing the familial bond within the Christian community. This breach of trust is particularly grievous because it undermines the unity and love that should characterize the body of Christ (<a href="/john/13-34.htm">John 13:34-35</a>). The early church was intended to be a counter-cultural community, distinct from the surrounding society's practices. Paul's rebuke here is a call to return to the principles of mutual respect and love, as seen in the early church's communal life (<a href="/acts/2-44.htm">Acts 2:44-47</a>). This failure to uphold these values within the church reflects a deeper spiritual issue that Paul addresses throughout his letters, urging believers to live in a manner worthy of their calling (<a href="/ephesians/4.htm">Ephesians 4:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter, addressing the Corinthian church with authority and pastoral concern.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a></b><br>A diverse and often troubled congregation in the city of Corinth, known for its moral and ethical challenges.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/corinth.htm">Corinth</a></b><br>A major city in ancient Greece, known for its wealth, commerce, and moral laxity, which influenced the church's behavior.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/christian_brothers_and_sisters.htm">Christian Brothers and Sisters</a></b><br>Fellow believers in the Corinthian church who were being wronged by their own community members.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/legal_disputes.htm">Legal Disputes</a></b><br>The context of the passage, where believers were taking each other to secular courts instead of resolving issues within the church.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_relationships.htm">Integrity in Relationships</a></b><br>Believers are called to uphold integrity and honesty in all relationships, especially within the church community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resolving_conflicts_biblically.htm">Resolving Conflicts Biblically</a></b><br>Conflicts should be resolved according to biblical principles, prioritizing reconciliation and unity over personal gain or vindication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_the_church.htm">The Witness of the Church</a></b><br>The behavior of believers towards one another serves as a testimony to the world. Dishonesty and wrongdoing among Christians can damage the church's witness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_forgiveness.htm">The Importance of Forgiveness</a></b><br>Forgiveness and grace should characterize interactions among believers, reflecting the forgiveness we have received in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_and_discipline.htm">Accountability and Discipline</a></b><br>The church has a responsibility to hold its members accountable and to practice discipline when necessary to maintain purity and unity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_corinthians_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Corinthians 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_drums.htm">What are the biblical types of love?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_supports_jesus's_resurrection.htm">What evidence supports Jesus Christ's resurrection?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_'one_god'_with_other_'gods'.htm">If, according to 1 Corinthians 8:6, there is only 'one God,' how do we reconcile this with other passages where divine beings or 'gods' are mentioned (e.g., Psalm 82)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_all_our_sins_forgiven.htm">What is restorative justice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_corinthians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Nay, ye do</span> <span class= "bld">wrong.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">No, but you yourselves do wrong.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_corinthians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Nay, ye do wrong and defraud.</span> Thus they violated a rule which Paul had laid down to the Thessalonians (<a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:6</a>), and incurred God's anger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Instead,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλὰ</span> <span class="translit">(alla)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you yourselves</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(hymeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cheat</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀποστερεῖτε</span> <span class="translit">(apostereite)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_650.htm">Strong's 650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To defraud, deprive of, despoil; mid: I endure deprivation; pass: To be bereft of. From apo and stereo; to despoil.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">do wrong,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀδικεῖτε</span> <span class="translit">(adikeite)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_91.htm">Strong's 91: </a> </span><span class="str2">To act unjustly towards, injure, harm. From adikos; to be unjust, i.e. do wrong.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">even</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[against your own]</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦτο</span> <span class="translit">(touto)</span><br /><span class="parse">Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">This; he, she, it. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">brothers!</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀδελφούς</span> <span class="translit">(adelphous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">1 Corinthians 6:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_corinthians/6-8.htm">NT Letters: 1 Corinthians 6:8 No but you yourselves do wrong (1 Cor. 1C iC 1Cor i cor icor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Corinthians 6:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 6:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Corinthians 6:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Corinthians 6:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>