1 Corinthians 11:17

Easy To Read Version

In the things I tell you now I don’t praise you. Your meetings hurt you more than they help you.

Cross References

Proverbs 27:5

Open criticism is better than hidden love.

Leviticus 19:17

“You must not hate your brother in your heart. If your neighbor does something wrong, then talk to him about it. But forgive him!

Romans 13:3

People that do right don’t have to fear the rulers. But those people that do wrong must fear the rulers. Do you want to be free from fearing the rulers? Then you should do right. If you do right, then the rulers will praise you.

1 Corinthians 11:2

I praise you because you remember me in all things. You follow closely the teachings that I gave you.

1 Corinthians 11:20

When you all come together, you are not really eating the Lord’s Supper. {\cf2\super [80]}

1 Corinthians 11:22

You can eat and drink in your own homes! It seems that you think God’s church (people) is not important. You embarrass those people that are poor. What should I tell you? Should I praise you for doing this? I don’t praise you.

1 Corinthians 11:34

If a person is \{too\} hungry to wait, then he should eat at home. Do this so that your meeting together will not bring God’s judgment on you. I will tell you what to do about the other things when I come.

1 Corinthians 14:23

Suppose the whole church meets together and you all speak in \{different\} languages. If some people come in that are without understanding or don’t believe, then those people will say you are crazy.

1 Corinthians 14:26

So, brothers and sisters, what should you do? When you meet together, one person has a song, another person has a teaching, another person has a new truth from God, another person speaks in a \{different\} language, and another person interprets that language. The purpose of all these things should be to help \{the church\} grow strong.

Hebrews 10:25

We should not quit meeting together. That’s what some people are doing. But we should \{meet together and\} encourage each other. You should do this more and more as you see the Day {\cf2\super [135]} coming.

1 Peter 2:14

And obey the leaders who are sent by the king. They are sent to punish people who do wrong and to praise those people who do good.