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1 Corinthians 11:19

New International Reader's Version

Do you really think you need to take sides? You probably think God favors one side over the other!

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How terrible it will be for the world because of the things that cause people to sin! Things like that must come. But how terrible for the person who causes them!

Jesus spoke to his disciples. “Things that make people sin are sure to come,” he said. “But how terrible it will be for anyone who causes those things to come!

The thoughts of many hearts will be known. A sword will wound your own soul too.”

Some of the believers were Pharisees. They stood up and said, “The Gentiles must be circumcised. They must obey the law of Moses.”

Even men from your own people will rise up and twist the truth. They want to get the believers to follow them.

It is true that I worship the God of our people. I am a follower of the Way of Jesus. Those bringing charges against me call it a cult. I believe everything that is in keeping with the Law. I believe everything that is in keeping with what is written in the Prophets.

“We have found that Paul is a troublemaker. This man stirs up trouble among Jews all over the world. He is a leader of those who follow Jesus of Nazareth.

They have known me for a long time. So if they wanted to, they could tell you how I have lived. I have lived by the rules of the Pharisees. Those rules are harder to obey than those of any other Jewish group.

But we want to hear what your ideas are. We know that people everywhere are talking against those who believe as you do.”

The high priest and all his companions were Sadducees. They were very jealous of the apostles.

So when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.

I’m afraid that when I come I won’t find you as I want you to be. I’m afraid that you won’t find me as you want me to be. I’m afraid there will be arguing, jealousy and fits of anger. I’m afraid each of you will focus only on getting ahead. Then you will tell lies about each other. You will talk about each other. I’m afraid you will be proud and cause trouble.

It includes worshiping statues of gods and worshiping evil powers. It also includes hatred and fighting, jealousy and fits of anger. Sinful desire is interested only in getting ahead. It stirs up trouble. It separates people into their own little groups.

So you must not listen to what that prophet or dreamer has said. The Lord your God is testing you. He wants to know whether you love him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Warn anyone who tries to get believers to separate from one another. Warn that person more than once. After that, have nothing to do with them.

These enemies left our community of believers. They didn’t really belong to us. If they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by leaving they showed that none of them belonged to us.




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