1 Corinthians 5:12

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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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  • Mark 4:11 : 11 And 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;
  • Col 4:5 : 5 Be wise in your behaviour to those who are outside, making good use of the time.
  • 1 Thess 4:12 : 12 That you may be respected by those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.
  • 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
  • Luke 12:14 : 14 But he said, Man, who made me a judge or a maker of decisions for you?
  • 1 Cor 5:3-5 : 3 For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing; 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you have come together with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.
  • 1 Cor 6:1-5 : 1 How 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? 2 Is it not certain that the saints will be the judges of the world? if then the world will be judged by you, are you unable to give a decision about the smallest things? 3 Is it not certain that we are to be the judges of angels? how much more then of the things of this life? 4 If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church? 5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?
  • John 18:36 : 36 Jesus 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 5:13
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    13 As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.

  • 1 Cor 5:9-11
    3 verses
    80%

    9 In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh;

    10 But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely:

    11 But 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.

  • 1 Cor 4:3-4
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    75%

    3 But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.

    4 For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

  • Rom 14:13
    74%

    13 Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

  • Rom 2:1-3
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    1 So you have no reason, whoever you are, for judging: for in judging another you are judging yourself, for you do the same things.

    2 And we are conscious that God is a true judge against those who do such things.

    3 But you who are judging another for doing what you do yourself, are you hoping that God's decision will not take effect against you?

  • 1 Cor 6:4-7
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    4 If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church?

    5 I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers?

    6 But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges.

    7 More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss?

  • Matt 7:1
    73%

    1 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

  • 1 Cor 11:31-32
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    31 But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.

    32 But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.

  • 1 Cor 6:1-2
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    72%

    1 How 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?

    2 Is it not certain that the saints will be the judges of the world? if then the world will be judged by you, are you unable to give a decision about the smallest things?

  • John 8:15
    72%

    15 You are judging from what you see; I am judging no man.

  • Luke 12:57
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    57 And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?

  • 1 Cor 5:2-3
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    2 And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.

    3 For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;

  • Rom 14:3-4
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    72%

    3 Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

    4 Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

  • Rom 2:12
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    12 All those who have done wrong without the law will get destruction without the law: and those who have done wrong under the law will have their punishment by the law;

  • Rom 14:10
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    10 But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11 Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

  • 1 Cor 11:22
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    22 What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

  • John 7:24
    70%

    24 Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

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

  • Jas 2:4
    70%

    4 Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?

  • Eph 5:7
    70%

    7 Have no part with such men;

  • 1 Cor 10:15
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    15 What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.

  • Rom 2:27
    69%

    27 And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

  • Jas 5:9
    69%

    9 Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.

  • Acts 15:19
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    19 For this reason my decision is, that we do not put trouble in the way of those who from among the Gentiles are turned to God;

  • 1 Cor 10:29
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    29 Right and wrong, I say, not for you, but for the other man; for the fact that I am free is not dependent on another man's sense of right or wrong.

  • Gal 5:10
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    10 I am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is.

  • 1 Cor 2:15
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    15 But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.

  • 2 Cor 6:14
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    14 Do not keep company with those who have not faith: for what is there in common between righteousness and evil, or between light and dark?

  • Eph 5:11
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    11 And have no company with the works of the dark, which give no fruit, but make their true quality clear;

  • 2 Thess 3:14
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    14 And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.

  • Col 2:16
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    16 For this reason let no man be your judge in any question of food or drink or feast days or new moons or Sabbaths:

  • Luke 6:37
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    37 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged: do not give punishment to others, and you will not get punishment yourselves: make others free, and you will be made free:

  • 1 Cor 6:9-10
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    69%

    9 Have you not knowledge that evil-doers will have no part in the kingdom of God? Have no false ideas about this: no one who goes after the desires of the flesh, or gives worship to images, or is untrue when married, or is less than a man, or makes a wrong use of men,

    10 Or is a thief, or the worse for drink, or makes use of strong language, or takes by force what is not his, will have any part in the kingdom of God.

  • Rom 14:22
    68%

    22 The faith which you have, have it to yourself before God. Happy is the man who is not judged by that to which he gives approval.

  • Matt 7:3
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    3 And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?