[56]
“Hypocrites! You know to discern the face of the heaven and of the
earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?
[57] “And
why, also, do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
[58] “For,
as you go with your opponent to a ruler, try hard along the way to settle with
him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer,
and the officer throw you into prison.
[59] “I say
to you, you shall certainly not leave there until you have paid even the last
mite.”
2
Chronicles 19:5-7
[5] And he
appointed judges in the land in all the walled cities of Yehuḏah,
city by city,
[6] and
said to the judges, “Watch what you are doing, for you do not judge for man,
but for יהוה who is with you in the matter of right-ruling.
[7] “And now, let the
fear of יהוה be upon you. Guard and do it, for there is
no unrighteousness with יהוה our Elohim, nor partiality, nor taking of bribes.”
1
Corinthians 6:2-10
[2] Do you
not know that the set-apart ones shall judge the world? And if the world is
judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
[3] Do you
not know that we shall judge messengers? How much more, matters of this life?
[4] If
then you truly have judgments of this life, do you appoint them as judges who
are least esteemed by the assembly?
[5] I say
this to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise one among you, not even
one, who shall be able to judge between his brothers?
[6] But
brother against brother goes to be judged and that before unbelievers!
[7]
Already, then, there is a failure with you, that you have lawsuits among
you. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
[8] But
you yourselves do wrong and cheat, and that to your brothers!
[9] Do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the
reign of Elohim? Do not be deceived. Neither those who whore, nor idolaters,
nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,
[10]
nor thieves, nor greedy of gain, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor
swindlers shall inherit the reign of Elohim.1 Footnote: 1Gal.
5:19-21, Eph. 5:3-5.
Vir die Afrikaanse mense: Lukas 12:56-59, 2 Kronieke 19:5-7, 1 Korinthiërs 6:2-10
