5:12a What business of mine is it to judge those outside the church?

Do I have the authority to judge people who are not a part of the church? ⌊Not at all!⌋
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It is not my responsibility to condemn people who are not believers.
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⌊I did not tell you not to associate with unbelievers who are immoral,⌋ for it is not my/our (incl.) job to decide what to do with people who do not belong to our (incl.) group.

5:12b Are you not to judge those inside?

But certainly you should judge the people who are a part of your church group, shouldn’t you?
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But you should judge/discipline any people who belong to your church group ⌊who do the sinful things which I just mentioned.⌋

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