¹⁸ For in the first place, when you^[a] 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. ²⁰ Therefore, when^[b] you come together in the same place, it is not to eat the Lord’s supper.