<p>6:1<i>&nbsp;Dare any of you, having a matter against his neighbour, go to law before the unrighteous and not rather take it before the saints?- </i>It is likely that this issue is related to that discussed in chapter 5 about the immoral man. That chapter concluded with an appeal to judge those within the church, and this theme continues here. I noted throughout chapter 5 that the case of the immoral man was not simply a case of removing a sinner from the church; 2 Cor. 7:12 is clear about that. The issue was wider and more nuanced than that. It could be that the immoral man had even taken his father to court in order to take his wife from him; for Paul later writes about an individual who &quot;suffered wrong&quot; in the matter, who would surely refer to the man who had had his wife taken from him.</p>