1 Corinthians 5:12

What have I to do with the judging of outsiders? Must not you judge those who are within the church, while God judges outsiders?

Montgomery New Testament

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 what I wrote was that you were not to associate with any so- called brother who is immoral, or avaricious, or idolatrous, or abusive, or a drunkard, or an extortioner. No, with such persons do not even sit at table.

13Expel that wicked man from among you.

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Cross References

Mark 4:11He went on to say to them. "The secret truth concerning the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those outside everything is told in parables,

John 18:36Jesus answered him. "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants have fought hard that I should not be handed the Jews; but in reality my kingdom is not of such origins."

1 Corinthians 6:1Dare any one of you who has a grievance against his neighbor go to law before heathen judges, instead of before the saints?

1 Thessalonians 4:12So that your conduct may be seemly toward those that are without, and that you may not need help from any man.

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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