1 Corinthians 11:16-19 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16. But if anyone is disposed to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

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 there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

19. For indeed it is necessary that there be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may become evident among you.

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