1 CORINTHIANS 5:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within?”
What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? — 'Those outside' (exō) are non-believers; judging them is God's domain (cf. v. 13, citing Deut 17:7). 'Those inside' (esō) are church members; the church's responsibility is internal discipline. Paul redirects the Corinthians' focus: stop elevating external judges (pagan courts, ch. 6); establish just judgment within the community.
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