1 Corinthians 6:8 Meaning and Explanation
“Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Far from suffering wrong, some were actively wronging and cheating their own brothers.
What Does 1 Corinthians 6:8 Mean?
Paul exposes the deeper problem. The Corinthians were not merely failing to endure injury; some were the ones inflicting it, doing wrong and defrauding others, and these others were their own brothers in Christ.
The verse turns the mirror sharply. The same people indignant in court were guilty of the very injustice they protested. To cheat anyone is sin, but to cheat a member of God's family compounds the offense. Paul presses them to see that the kingdom they claim cannot coexist with such treatment of one another. Love does no harm to a neighbor, and least of all to a brother bought by the same blood.
1 Corinthians 6:8 in the Original Language
apostereo (ἀποστερέω), 'defraud' -- to deprive or rob someone of what rightfully belongs to them.
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What does 1 Corinthians 6:8 mean?
Far from suffering wrong, some were actively wronging and cheating their own brothers.