1 Corinthians 6:1

1 Corinthians 6:1. Before the unjust, and not before the saints— The heathen judges, as St. Paul here in effect declares, were generally unjust; Christians at that time were generally good, righteous, and holy men: there might be exceptions on each side; but the Apostle's argument turns on what might commonly be supposed: the saints who are to judge angels, and not merely professing Christians. See Locke, Doddridge, and Whitby.