1 Corinthians 5:12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?

◄ 1 Corinthians 5:12 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside?

English Standard Version
For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?

New American Standard Bible
For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Do you not judge those who are within the church?

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For what business is it of mine to judge outsiders? Don't you judge those who are inside?

International Standard Version
After all, is it my business to judge outsiders? You are to judge those who are in the community, aren't you?

American Standard Version
For what have I to do with judging them that are without? Do not ye judge them that are within?

Douay-Rheims Bible
For what have I to do to judge them that are without ? Do not you judge them that are within ?

Darby Bible Translation
For what have I to do with judging those outside also? ye, do not ye judge them that are within?

Young's Literal Translation
for what have I also those without to judge? those within do ye not judge?

Cross References

Mark 4:11
And he said to them, To you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but to them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

1 Corinthians 5:3
For I truly, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that has so done this deed,

1 Corinthians 6:1
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

5:9-13 Christians are to avoid familiar converse with all who disgrace the Christian name. Such are only fit companions for their brethren in sin, and to such company they should be left, whenever it is possible to do so. Alas, that there are many called Christians, whose conversation is more dangerous than that of heathens!

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

12. what have I to do—You might have easily understood that my concern is not with unbelievers outside the Church, but that I referred to those within it.

also—Implying, Those within give me enough to do without those outside.

do not ye, &c.—Ye judge your fellow citizens, not strangers: much more should I [Bengel]. Rather, Is it not your duty to judge them that are within? God shall judge them that are without: do you look at home [Grotius]. God is the Judge of the salvation of the heathen, not we (Ro 2:12-16). Paul here gives an anticipatory censure of their going to law with saints before heathen tribunals, instead of judging such causes among themselves within.