¹⁶ If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.^(A)

Correcting an Abuse of the Lord’s Supper^(B)

¹⁷ In the following directives I have no praise for you,^(C) for your meetings do more harm than good. ¹⁸ In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions^(D) among you, and to some extent I believe it.

¹⁹ No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.^{(A) 20} So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, ²¹ for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers.^(B) As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.