1 Corinthians 5:12

5:12 For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside?

Colossians 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves ¹  with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

Colossians 4:1

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Colossians 4:12

4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave ²  of Christ, ³  greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured ⁴  in all the will of God.

[4:5]  ¹ tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).

[4:12]  ² tn See the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.

[4:12]  ³ tc ‡ Strong Alexandrian testimony, along with some other witnesses, suggests that ᾿Ιησοῦ (Ihsou, “Jesus”) follows Χριστοῦ (Cristou, “Christ”; so א A B C I L 0278 33 81 365 629 1175 2464 al lat), but the evidence for the shorter reading is diverse (Ì⁴⁶ D F G Ψ 075 1739 1881 Ï it sy Hier), cutting across all major texttypes. There can be little motivation for omitting the name of Jesus; hence, the shorter reading is judged to be original. NA²⁷ has ᾿Ιησοῦ in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

[4:12]  ⁴ tn Or “filled.”