1 Corinthians 11:17

World English Bible

But in giving you this command, I don’t praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

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1 Corinthians 11:17 in other translations

But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.

1 Corinthians 11:17 · American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 11:17 in context

  1. 15But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.
  2. 16But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.
  3. 17But in giving you this command, I don’t praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.
  4. 18For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.
  5. 19For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.