1 Corinthians 5:12

12 For what have I to do with judging ^ooutsiders? ^pIs it not those inside the church¹ whom you are to judge?

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Mark 4:11
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,

1 Corinthians 6:1–4
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?

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