For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?
And he said to them, “To you has been given the secret of the kingdom of God, but for those outside everything is in parables,
Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?”
For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing. When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus, you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one.
Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.
When one of you has a grievance against another, does he dare go to law before the unrighteous instead of the saints? Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life! So if you have such cases, why do you lay them before those who have no standing in the church? I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is no one among you wise enough to settle a dispute between the brothers,
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”
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