Study Desk

In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.

In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.

In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.

In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.

No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.

No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.

When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat,

So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat,

for as you eat, each of you goes ahead without waiting for anybody else. One remains hungry, another gets drunk.

for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.

Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? Certainly not!

Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!