1 Corinthians 11:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.
  • Deut 13:3 : 3 Then give no attention to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams: for the Lord your God is testing you, to see if all the love of your heart and soul is given to him.
  • Luke 17:1 : 1 And he said to his disciples, It is necessary for causes of trouble to come about, but unhappy is he by whom they come.
  • Matt 18:7 : 7 A curse is on the earth because of trouble! for it is necessary for trouble to come; but unhappy is that man through whom the trouble comes.
  • Titus 3:10 : 10 A man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second protest, is to be kept out of your society;
  • Acts 20:30 : 30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.
  • Acts 24:5 : 5 For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes:
  • Acts 24:14 : 14 But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:
  • Acts 26:5 : 5 And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.
  • Acts 28:22 : 22 But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked.
  • 2 Cor 13:5-7 : 5 Make a test of yourselves, if you are in the faith; make certain of yourselves. Or are you not conscious in yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you, if you are truly Christ's? 6 But it is my hope that you will have no doubt that we are truly Christ's. 7 Now our prayer to God is that you may do no evil; not in order that it may be put to our credit, but so that you may do what is right, whatever we may seem.
  • Gal 5:20 : 20 Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,
  • 1 Tim 4:1-2 : 1 But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits, 2 Through the false ways of men whose words are untrue, whose hearts are burned as with a heated iron;
  • 2 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly put forward wrong teachings for your destruction, even turning away from the Lord who gave himself for them; whose destruction will come quickly, and they themselves will be the cause of it. 2 And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.
  • Luke 2:35 : 35 (And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.
  • Acts 5:17 : 17 But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
  • Acts 15:5 : 5 But some of the Pharisees, who were of the faith, got up and said, It is necessary for these to have circumcision and to keep the law of Moses.

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  • 1 Cor 11:16-18
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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.

    18 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.

  • 1 Cor 1:10-12
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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.

  • 1 Cor 11:20-21
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    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.

  • 1 John 2:19
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    19 They went out from us but they were not of us; if they had been of us they would still be with us: but they went out from us so that it might be made clear that they were not of us.

  • 2 Thess 1:5
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    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

  • 2 Cor 12:20
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    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;

  • 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.

  • Acts 20:30
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    30 And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.

  • 1 Cor 3:3-4
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    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 Tim 2:17-19
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    17 And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus;

    18 Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.

    19 But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.

  • Heb 13:9
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    9 Do not be turned away by different strange teachings, because it is good for your hearts to be made strong by grace, and not by meats, which were of no profit to those who took so much trouble over them.

  • Gal 5:20
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    20 Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings,

  • Titus 3:10-11
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    10 A man whose opinions are not those of the church, after a first and second protest, is to be kept out of your society;

    11 Clearly he is in error and a sinner, being self-judged.

  • 2 Pet 2:1
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    1 But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly put forward wrong teachings for your destruction, even turning away from the Lord who gave himself for them; whose destruction will come quickly, and they themselves will be the cause of it.

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

  • Jude 1:19
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    19 These are the men who make divisions, natural men, not having the Spirit.

  • 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 Pet 4:4
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    4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

  • 2 Tim 2:15
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    15 Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.

  • Rom 11:19
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    19 You will say, Branches were broken off so that I might be put in.

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

  • Rom 14:19
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    19 So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

  • Jude 1:17
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    17 But you, my loved ones, keep in memory the words which were said before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

  • 1 Tim 4:1
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    1 But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,

  • 1 Thess 5:21
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    21 Let all things be tested; keep to what is good;

  • 1 Cor 5:2
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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.

  • Gal 5:9-10
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    9 A little leaven makes a change in all the mass.

    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.

  • 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 Cor 11:13
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    13 For such men are false Apostles, workers of deceit, making themselves seem like Apostles of Christ.

  • 2 John 1:11
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    11 For he who gives him words of love has a part in his evil works.

  • 2 Pet 3:16-17
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    16 And as he said in all his letters, which had to do with these things; in which are some hard sayings, so that, like the rest of the holy Writings, they are twisted by those who are uncertain and without knowledge, to the destruction of their souls.

    17 For this reason, my loved ones, having knowledge of these things before they take place, take care that you are not turned away by the error of the uncontrolled, so falling from your true faith.

  • Titus 1:13
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    13 This witness is true. So say sharp words to them so that they may come to the right faith,

  • 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.

  • Eph 5:10
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    10 Testing by experience what is well-pleasing to the Lord;

  • 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 11:32
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    32 But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.

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