1 Corinthians 11:18
For indeed first, when ye come together in a congregation, I hear divisions are present among you, and I partly believe it.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
19For there must also be factions among you, so that the genuine may become apparent among you.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:10Now I beseech you, brothers, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and there be no divisions among you, but ye may be thoroughly prepared in the same mind and in the same understanding.
1 Corinthians 5:1Fornication is actually heard among you, and such fornication that is not even named among the Gentiles, for some man to have his father's wife.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:18-23
Profanation of the Lord's Supper. ( a. d. 57.) 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. 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. 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. 21 For in eating every one taketh… Read the whole commentary →