1 Corinthians 6:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?”
ἐλάχιστος
Least, smallest, very small. Elachistos. Whatever you did for the least of these you did for me. Jesus identifies with the overlooked. Serving the least is serving the Lord.
κρίνω
is to be judged
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κρίνω
To judge, to decide, to determine. Krino. Judge not that you be not judged. The standard you use for others will be used for you. Mercy shown returns as mercy received.
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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κριτήριον
of cases
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κριτήριον
a rule of judging ("criterion"), i.e. (by implication) a tribunal
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ἤ
Or
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ἤ
disjunctive, or; comparative, than
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εἰμί
are you
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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