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1 Corinthians 11:17

Fellowship and the church

15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

16 If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.

18 First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

19 And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
KJV
Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
WEB
But in giving you this command I don’t praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
ASV
But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.
DARBY
But [in] prescribing [to you on] this [which I now enter on], I do not praise, [namely,] that ye come together, not for the better, but for the worse.
BLB
Now in this instructing, I do not praise [you], because not for the better, but for the worse, do you⁺ come together.
ÅB
Men idet jeg påbefaler dette, roser jeg ikke at dere kommer sammen, ikke til det bedre, men til det verre.
OTB
Når jeg gir denne neste instruksjonen, kan jeg ikke rose dere, fordi deres samlinger gjør mer skade enn godt.
B1930
Men idet jeg påbyder dette, roser jeg ikke at I kommer sammen, ikke til det bedre, men til det verre.

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  • Hebrews 10:25

    Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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  • Isaiah 58:1–4

    “Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.

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  • 1 Peter 2:14

    or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:22

    Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:23

    So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:26

    What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:2

    Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

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  • Leviticus 19:17

    You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.

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