1 Corinthians 11:17-22

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Celebrating the Lord’s Supper in the Right Way

¹⁷In the following matters, I don’t praise you. Your meetings do more harm than good. ¹⁸First, here is what people are telling me. When you come together as a church, you take sides. And in some ways I believe it. ¹⁹Do you really think you need to take sides? You probably think God favors one side over the other! ²⁰So when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat. ²¹As you eat, some of you go ahead and eat your own private meals. Because of this, one person stays hungry and another gets drunk. ²²Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? You are shaming those in the church who have nothing. Do you think so little of God’s church that you do this? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? Certainly not about the Lord’s Supper!

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1 Corinthians 11:17-22

New International Version

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

¹⁷In the following directives I have no praise for you,^(B) for your meetings do more harm than good. ¹⁸In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions^(C) among you, and to some extent I believe it. ¹⁹No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.^(D) ²⁰So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat, ²¹for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers.^(E) As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk. ²²Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God^(F) by humiliating those who have nothing?^(G) What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you?^(H) Certainly not in this matter!