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1 Corinthians 11:19

17 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.

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

20 Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.

21 For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

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BSB
And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
KJV
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
WEB
For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.
ASV
For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.
DARBY
For there must also be sects among you, that the approved may become manifest among you.
BLB
For also it is necessary for there to be factions among you⁺, so that also the ones approved should become evident among you⁺.
ÅB
for det må være partier iblant dere, for at de ekte kan bli åpenbare iblant dere.
OTB
Det må nemlig være forskjeller blant dere for å vise hvem av dere som har Guds godkjennelse.
B1930
for det må være partier iblandt eder, forat de ekte kan bli åpenbare iblandt eder.

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Cross references

  • 1 John 2:19

    They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

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  • Titus 3:10

    Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,

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  • Acts 20:30

    Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.

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  • Luke 17:1

    Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!

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  • Deuteronomy 13:3

    you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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  • 2 Peter 2:1–2

    Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

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  • Matthew 18:7

    Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!

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  • 1 Timothy 4:1–2

    Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

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