1 Corinthians 11:19

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Indeed, there must be factions among you so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

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  • 1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going out showed that none of them belonged to us.
  • Deut 13:3 : 3 and the sign or wonder he spoke to you about comes true, saying, 'Let us follow other gods, whom you have not known, and let us worship them,'
  • Luke 17:1 : 1 Jesus said to his disciples, 'It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!'
  • Matt 18:7 : 7 Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come!
  • Titus 3:10 : 10 Warn a person who causes divisions once or twice, and then have nothing more to do with him.
  • Acts 20:30 : 30 Even from among your own group, men will rise up, speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples to follow them.
  • Acts 24:5 : 5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
  • Acts 24:14 : 14 But I admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in the Law and written in the Prophets.
  • Acts 26:5 : 5 They have known me for a long time, and if they are willing, they can testify that I lived according to the strictest sect of our religion as a Pharisee.
  • Acts 28:22 : 22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.
  • 2 Cor 13:5-7 : 5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? 6 And I hope that you will discover that we have not failed the test. 7 We pray to God that you may not do anything wrong—not so that we may appear approved, but so that you may do what is right, even if we may seem to have failed.
  • Gal 5:20 : 20 idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,
  • 1 Tim 4:1-2 : 1 Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons. 2 They will speak lies with hypocrisy, and their consciences will be seared as with a hot iron.
  • 2 Pet 2:1-2 : 1 But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their destructive ways, and because of them, the way of truth will be blasphemed.
  • Luke 2:35 : 35 (And a sword will pierce your own soul as well), so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
  • Acts 5:17 : 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy.
  • Acts 15:5 : 5 But some believers from the sect of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses."

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  • 1 Cor 11:16-18
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    16If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

    17Now in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because when you gather together, it is not for the better but for the worse.

    18First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part, I believe it.

  • 1 Cor 1:10-12
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    10I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment.

    11For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by those of Chloe’s household, that there are quarrels among you.

    12What I mean is this: One of you says, 'I follow Paul,' another, 'I follow Apollos,' another, 'I follow Cephas,' and still another, 'I follow Christ.'

  • 1 Cor 11:20-21
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    20When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper that you eat.

    21For when you eat, each one takes his own supper ahead of others. One goes hungry, and another gets drunk.

  • 1 John 2:19
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    19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their going out showed that none of them belonged to us.

  • 2 Thess 1:5
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    5This is evidence of God's righteous judgment, so that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering.

  • 2 Cor 12:20
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    20For I fear that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be strife, jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

  • Rom 16:17
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    17Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them.

  • Acts 20:30
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    30Even from among your own group, men will rise up, speaking twisted things to draw away the disciples to follow them.

  • 1 Cor 3:3-4
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    3For you are still worldly. Since there is jealousy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not worldly and living like mere humans?

    4For when someone says, 'I follow Paul,' and another, 'I follow Apollos,' are you not acting like mere humans?

  • 2 Tim 2:17-19
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    17Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

    18who have departed from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.

    19Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: 'The Lord knows those who are His,' and, 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.'

  • Heb 13:9
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    9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by God’s grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which have not benefited those who have followed them.

  • Gal 5:20
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    20idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,

  • Titus 3:10-11
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    10Warn a person who causes divisions once or twice, and then have nothing more to do with him.

    11Knowing that such a person is warped, sinful, and self-condemned.

  • 2 Pet 2:1
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    1But just as there were false prophets among the people, there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.

  • Gal 1:7
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    7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.

  • 1 Cor 12:19
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    19If they were all one member, where would the body be?

  • Jude 1:19
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    19These are the ones who cause divisions, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.

  • 1 Cor 14:25-26
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    25The secrets of their heart are revealed, and they will fall facedown and worship God, exclaiming, 'God is truly among you!'

    26What then shall we say, brothers and sisters? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Everything must be done so that the church may be built up.

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.

  • 2 Tim 2:15
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    15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

  • Rom 11:19
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    19Then you will say, 'Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.'

  • John 10:19
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    19Again, there was division among the Jews because of these words.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19So then, let us pursue what promotes peace and what builds up one another.

  • Jude 1:17
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    17But you, beloved, remember the words that were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Tim 4:1
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    1Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons.

  • 1 Thess 5:21
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    21Test all things. Hold fast to what is good.

  • 1 Cor 5:2
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    2And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have mourned so that the one who has done this would be removed from among you?

  • Gal 5:9-10
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    9A little yeast leavens the whole lump of dough.

    10I am confident in the Lord that you will think no other way. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

  • 1 Cor 11:30
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    30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

  • 2 Cor 11:13
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    13For such people are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

  • 2 John 1:11
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    11For the one who greets him shares in his wicked works.

  • 2 Pet 3:16-17
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    16As he does in all his letters, speaking in them of these matters. In them, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist, as they do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.

    17Therefore, beloved, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own steadfastness.

  • Titus 1:13
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    13This testimony is true. Therefore, rebuke them sharply so that they may be sound in the faith,

  • 2 Thess 3:11
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    11We hear that some among you are living idle lives, refusing to work and instead becoming busybodies.

  • Eph 5:10
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    10Prove what is well-pleasing to the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 12:25
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    25so that there should be no division in the body, but that the members should have the same care for one another.

  • 1 Cor 11:32
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    32Nevertheless, when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.

  • Phil 1:15
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    15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.