1 Corinthians 11:17 — Community Reflections

1 CORINTHIANS 11:17 — KING JAMES VERSION 1 0

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

In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good — Paul shifts dramatically from head coverings to a far more serious problem: the Corinthians' conduct at the Lord's Supper itself; their gatherings (synerchomai) have become occasions of division rather than unity, earning stark rebuke.

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Anna Westbrook (test user)1d ago

Finding rest in God — 1 Corinthians 11

I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I notice the repetition here is deliberate — ...