1 Corinthians 6:4

6:4 So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church? ¹ 

1 Corinthians 1:28

1:28 God chose ²  what is low and despised in the world, what is regarded as nothing, to set aside what is regarded as something,

1 Corinthians 16:11

16:11 So then, let no one treat him with contempt. But send him on his way in peace so that he may come to me. For I am expecting him with the brothers. ³ 

[6:4]  ¹ tn Or “if you have ordinary lawsuits, appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church!” This alternative reading (cf. KJV, NIV) takes the Greek verb καθίζετε (kaqizete) as an ironic imperative instead of a question. This verb comes, however, at the end of the sentence. It is not impossible that Paul meant for it to be understood this way, but its placement in the sentence does not make this probable.

[1:28]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[16:11]  ³ tn Since Paul appears to expect specific delegates here and they were most likely men, the Greek word ἀδελφοί (adelfoi) here has not been not translated as “brothers and sisters.”