1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the ^asaints?  ‡

2 Do you not know that ^athe saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?  ‡

4 If then you have¹ judgments concerning things pertaining to this life, do you appoint those who are least esteemed by the church to judge?  ‡

5 I say this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you, not even one, who will be able to judge between his brethren?