1 Corinthians 11:19

19 For there 1must also be factions among you, 2so that those who are approved may become evident among you.

1 Corinthians 11:19 In-Context

17 But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
18 For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and in part I believe it.
19 For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.
20 Therefore when you meet together , it is not to eat the Lord's Supper,
21 for in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 18:7; Luke 17:1; 1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Peter 2:1
  • 2. Deuteronomy 13:3; 1 John 2:19

Footnotes 1

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