“If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.”
Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint as judges even men of little account in the church! — The sarcasm cuts sharply: the Corinthians are taking petty lawsuits to pagan magistrates when even the 'least qualified' believer would be preferable. The phrase exouthenēmenous en tē ekklēsia (those without account in the church) emphasizes that spiritual discernment, not worldly status, determines fitness to judge. The rhetorical force underscores how degrading this practice appears.
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