1 Corinthians 11:17-23

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on 1 Corinthians 11:17-23

17In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
19And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
20Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
21For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
22Don’ t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
— 1 Corinthians 11:17-23

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