1 Corinthians 11:18
“For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.”
But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.
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Related Verses
“For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.”
“Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.”
“And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.”
“For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.”
“For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.”