1 Corinthians 11:18

16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

17 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.

19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

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
First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
KJV
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
WEB
For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.
ASV
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.
DARBY
For first, when ye come together in assembly, I hear there exist divisions among you, and I partly give credit [to it].
BLB
For first indeed, [on] your⁺ coming together in an assembly, I hear there to be divisions among you⁺, and in part I believe it.
ÅB
For for det første, når dere kommer sammen i menighets-samling, hører jeg at det er splid iblant dere, og for en del tror jeg det;
OTB
For det første, når dere kommer sammen som en menighet, hører jeg at det er splittelser blant dere; og til en viss grad tror jeg det.
B1930
For for det første, når I kommer sammen i menighets-samling, hører jeg at det er splid iblandt eder, og for en del tror jeg det;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 3:3

    For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:10–12

    Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:1

    It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father’s wife.

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:1

    Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

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