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Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, Valentin de Boulogne

1 Corinthians 6:2

Valentin de Boulogne, Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, c. 1618–1620 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Public domainValentin de Boulogne, Saint Paul Writing His Epistles, c. 1618–1620, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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1 Corinthians 6:2 (WEB)

Don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?

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Council of Carthage (419)

Augustine of Hippo

  • “For the Apostle instituted ecclesiastical judges of such causes, forbidding Christians to contend in the forum.…Certainly, on account of those who carry on law suits pertinaciously with one another, and, when they harass the good, scorn our judgments, and cause us to…” — editor's note: 1 Cor. vi. 1–6.

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Ambrose of Milan

Tertullian

  • “For avoiding it, remedies cannot be lacking; since, even if they be lacking, there remains that one by which you will be made a happier magistrate, not in the earth, but in the heavens.” — editor's note: i.e., Martyrdom (La Cerda, quoted by Oehler). For the idea of being “a magistrate in the heavens,” [sitting on a throne] compare such passages as Matt. xix.…

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  • “…a man must be surrendered to Satan for the destruction of the flesh;” chiding them likewise because “brethren” were not “judged at the bar of the saints:” for he goes on and says, “To what (purpose is it) for me to judge those who are without?”” — editor's note: See 1 Cor. vi. 1–6; v. 12.

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  • “And will she not hence recognise a prejudgment of her own damnation, in that she tends them whom (formerly) she was expecting to judge? whose hand will she yearn after? of whose cup will she partake?” — editor's note: See 1 Cor. vi. 2, 3.

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Cyprian of Carthage

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