1 Corinthians 5:12

For what have I to do with judging those who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within?

Noyes Bible

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 this is what I wrote you, not to keep company with any one called a brother, if he be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such a one not even to eat.

13But those who are without, God will judge. Do ye put away that bad man from among yourselves.

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Cross References

Mark 4:11And he said to them, To you hath been given the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them, who are without, all things are done in parables; t

John 18:36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought, that I should not be delivered up to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence.

1 Corinthians 6:1Doth any one of you, who hath a matter against another, dare to go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the holy?

1 Thessalonians 4:12that ye may walk becomingly toward those without, 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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