1 Corinthians 6:5

Paul shames them by asking whether not even one wise person among them can arbitrate between believers. It matters because the church, for all its boasted wisdom, was failing in basic brotherly justice.

Cross-references · 9

• 1 Cor 4:14I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
• 1 Cor 15:34Sober up as you ought, and stop sinning; for some of you are ignorant of God. I say this to your shame.
• Jas 3:13–18Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
• Jas 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• 1 Cor 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
• 1 Cor 4:10We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
• Prov 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
• 1 Cor 11:14Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
• Acts 1:15In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,

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