1 Corinthians 11:17

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“In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.”

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BSBPD

“In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 11:17 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 19:17You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him.
  2. Proverbs 27:5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
  3. Isaiah 1:13Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me— your New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations. I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly.
  4. Isaiah 58:1“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the house of Jacob their sins.
  5. Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,
  6. Romans 13:3For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
  7. 1 Corinthians 11:2Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
  8. 1 Corinthians 11:20Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
  9. 1 Corinthians 11:22Don’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!
  10. 1 Corinthians 11:34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
  11. 1 Corinthians 14:23So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
  12. 1 Corinthians 14:26What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
  13. Hebrews 10:25Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
  14. 1 Peter 2:14or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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