1 Corinthians 5:12

For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you;

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In The King James Version

For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?

In Context

11But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him.

13As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.

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Cross References

Mark 4:11And he said to them, To you is given the secret of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are given in the form of stories;

John 18:36Jesus said in answer, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom was of this world, my disciples would have made a good fight to keep me out of the hands of the Jews: but my kingdom is not here.

1 Corinthians 6:1How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

1 Thessalonians 4:12That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 5:10-13

Advice to Shun Scandalous Professors. ( a. d. 57.) 9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: 10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. 11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat. 12 For what have I to do… Read the whole commentary →

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