the saints shall judge the world i.e. at Christ's second coming. See St Matthew 19:28, St Luke 22:30, and Daniel 7:22.

are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? The word here translated matters, and in 1 Corinthians 6:4 judgments, has the following significations: (1) tribunals; (2) causes brought before such tribunals; (3) the trial held in such courts; (4) the proofs whereby the trial is decided. Of these (4) is out of the question here. If we do not accept (2), which is the rendering of our version, we must either translate Are ye unworthy to preside over the most unimportant tribunals?or Are ye unworthy to hold trials of the most insignificant kind?

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