1 Corinthians 11:18

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For first of all, it has come to my ears that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and I take the statement to be true in part.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?
  • 1 Cor 1:10-12 : 10 Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion. 11 Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers. 12 That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.
  • 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife.
  • 1 Cor 6:1 : 1 How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 11:19-22
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    83%

    19 For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.

    20 But now, when you come together, it is not possible to take the holy meal of the Lord:

    21 For when you take your food, everyone takes his meal before the other; and one has not enough food, and another is the worse for drink.

    22 What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.

  • 1 Cor 11:16-17
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    16 But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.

    17 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.

  • 1 Cor 1:10-13
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    10 Now I make request to you, my brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you will all say the same thing, and that there may be no divisions among you, so that you may be in complete agreement, in the same mind and in the same opinion.

    11 Because it has come to my knowledge, through those of the house of Chloe, that there are divisions among you, my brothers.

    12 That is, that some of you say, I am of Paul; some say, I am of Apollos; some say, I am of Cephas; and some say, I am Christ's.

    13 Is there a division in Christ? was Paul nailed to the cross for you? or were you given baptism in the name of Paul?

  • 1 Cor 3:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?

    4 For when one says, I am of Paul; and another says, I am of Apollos; are you not talking like natural men?

  • 2 Cor 12:20-21
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    72%

    20 For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

    21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.

  • Rom 16:17
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    17 Now, it is my desire, brothers, that you will take note of those who are causing division and trouble among you, quite against the teaching which was given to you: and keep away from them.

  • 1 Cor 14:25-26
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    25 The secrets of his heart are made clear; and he will go down on his face and give worship to God, saying that God is truly among you.

    26 What is it then, my brothers? when you come together everyone has a holy song, or a revelation, or a tongue, or is giving the sense of it. Let everything be done for the common good.

  • 1 Cor 11:33-34
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    33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.

    34 If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.

  • 1 Cor 12:25
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    25 So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another.

  • 1 Cor 15:11
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    11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

  • 3 John 1:9-10
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    9 I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.

    10 So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.

  • 1 Cor 5:2-3
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    2 And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you.

    3 For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing;

  • Rom 1:11-13
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    11 For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

    12 That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

    13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
    66%

    13 For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.

  • 1 Cor 14:23
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    23 If, then, the church has come together, and all are using tongues, and there come in men without knowledge or faith, will they not say that you are unbalanced?

  • 1 Cor 4:18
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    18 Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.

  • 1 Cor 12:27
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    27 Now you are the body of Christ, and every one of you the separate parts of it.

  • 1 Cor 12:14
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    14 For the body is not one part, but a number of parts.

  • John 10:19
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    19 There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

  • 2 Thess 3:11
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    11 For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.

  • 1 Cor 12:1
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    1 But about the things of the spirit, my brothers, it is not right for you to be without teaching.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
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    5 For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10 For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

  • Phil 1:30
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    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • 1 Cor 12:19-20
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    19 And if they were all one part, where would the body be?

    20 But now they are all different parts, but one body.

  • Gal 5:10
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    10 I am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is.

  • Phil 1:15-16
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    15 Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:

    16 These do it from love, conscious that I am responsible for the cause of the good news:

  • 1 Cor 4:6
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    6 My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

  • 1 Cor 11:30
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    30 For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.

  • 2 Thess 2:1
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    1 Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

  • Eph 1:15
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    15 For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

  • Gal 1:7
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    7 Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 11:1
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    1 So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.