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 don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.
• 1 Cor 15:34Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
• Jas 3:13–18Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
• Jas 1:5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
• 1 Cor 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
• 1 Cor 4:10We are fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.
• Prov 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
• 1 Cor 11:14Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
• Acts 1:15In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

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