1 Corinthians 11:17
Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
Context
This verse from 1 Corinthians Chapter 11 connects to 10 cross-references. Instructions on head coverings in worship and the disorder at the Lord's Supper. Paul recites the institution of the Lord's Supper which he received from the Lord. Those who eat the bread or drink the cup in an unworthy manner …
Other Translations
But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.
And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together;
But in giving you this order, there is one thing about which I am not pleased: it is that when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.
Cross References
Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as …
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house …
Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to …
Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, …
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise …
And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered …
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods …
How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath …
If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in …
And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest …