1 Corinthians 11:19
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
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20When all of you come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 13:3You shall not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proves you, to know whether all of you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Luke 2:35(Yea, a sword shall pierce through your own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
Acts 5:17Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
Acts 20:30Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Acts 24:14But this I confess unto you, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
Acts 28:22But we desire to hear of you what you think: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is 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 →