Woe to the world because of things that cause sin! Such things are bound to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
1 Corinthians 11:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Indeed, there have to be factions among you, for only so will it become clear who among you are genuine. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For doubtless there have to be factions or parties among you in order that they who are genuine and of approved fitness may become evident and plainly recognized among you. American Standard Version (1901) For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you. Common English Bible It’s necessary that there are groups among you, to make it clear who is genuine. Catholic Public Domain Version For there must also be heresies, so that those who have been tested may be made manifest among you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For there must be also heresies: that they also, who are approved, may be made manifest among you. |
Woe to the world because of things that cause sin! Such things are bound to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
Jesus said to his disciples, “Occasions for sin are bound to come, but woe to anyone through whom they come!
so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul, too.”
But some believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and said, “It is necessary for them to be circumcised and ordered to keep the law of Moses.”
Some even from your own group will come distorting the truth in order to entice the disciples to follow them.
But this I admit to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our ancestors, believing everything laid down according to the law or written in the prophets.
We have, in fact, found this man a pestilent fellow, an agitator among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I have belonged to the strictest sect of our religion and lived as a Pharisee.
But we would like to hear from you what you think, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against.”
Then the high priest took action; he and all who were with him (that is, the sect of the Sadducees), being filled with jealousy,
For I fear that when I come I may find you not as I wish and that you may find me not as you wish; I fear that there may perhaps be quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.
idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions,
you must not heed the words of those prophets or those who divine by dreams, for the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you indeed love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul.
After a first and second admonition, have nothing more to do with anyone who causes divisions,
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 by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us.