1 Corinthians 11:19
for there must be also parties among you, that they who are approved may also become manifest among you.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
20When ye come together then in the same place, there is no eating of the Lord's supper.
Cross References
Luke 2:35yea, a sword will pierce through thine own soul,—that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Acts 5:17But the high-priest and all that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with indignation,
Acts 20:30And from among yourselves will men arise speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.
Acts 24:14But this I acknowledge to thee, that according to the way [[of belief]] which they call a sect, so do I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and by the Prophets;
Acts 28:22But we think it proper to hear from thee what thou thinkest; for with regard to this sect, we know that it is everywhere spoken against.
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 →