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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But in what I instruct [you] next I do not commend [you], because when you meet together, it is not for the better but for the worse. American Standard Version (1901) But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse. Common English Bible Now I don’t praise you as I give the following instruction because when you meet together, it does more harm than good. Catholic Public Domain Version Now I caution you, without praising, about this: that you assemble together, and not for better, but for worse. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now this I ordain: not praising you, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse. |
“You must not hate your brother in your heart. If your neighbor does something wrong, then talk to him about it. But forgive him!
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.
I praise you because you remember me in all things. You follow closely the teachings that I gave you.
When you all come together, you are not really eating the Lord’s Supper. {\cf2\super [80]}
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.