1 Corinthians 11:18

1 Corinthians 11:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
• New International Version (NIV)In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you. And I believe it in part,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:18

16Now if anyone is inclined to be contentious [about this], we have no other practice [in worship than this], nor do the churches of God [in general]. 17But in giving this next instruction, I do not praise you, because when you meet together it is not for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you meet together in church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and in part I believe it, 19for [doubtless] there have to be factions among you, so that those who are of approved character may be clearly recognized among you. 20So when you meet together, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper,

1 Corinthians 11:18 word by word

Πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ συνερχομένων ὑμῶν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ἀκούω σχίσματα ἐν ὑμῖν ὑπάρχειν, καὶ μέρος τι πιστεύω·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• first of allπρῶτονprōton · firstG4412
• whenμένmen · on the other handG3303
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• come togetherσυνέρχομαιsunerchomai · to assembleG4905
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the churchὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the churchἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• I hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• that there beὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• divisionsσχίσμαschisma · splitG4978
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• Iπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• partlyμέροςmeros · partG3313
• itτιςtis · oneG5100

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:18

• 1 Corinthians 1:10But I urge you, believers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you be in full agreement in what you say, and that there be no divisions or factions among you, but that you be perfectly united in your way of thinking and in your judgment [about matters of the faith].
• 1 Corinthians 3:3You are still worldly [controlled by ordinary impulses, the sinful capacity]. For as long as there is jealousy and strife and discord among you, are you not unspiritual, and are you not walking like ordinary men [unchanged by faith]?
• 1 Corinthians 5:1It is actually reported [everywhere] that there is sexual immorality among you, a kind of immorality that is condemned even among the [unbelieving] Gentiles: that someone has [an intimate relationship with] his father’s wife.
• 1 Corinthians 6:1Does any one of you, when he has a complaint (civil dispute) with another [believer], dare to go to law before unrighteous men (non-believers) instead of [placing the issue] before the saints (God’s people)?

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18There be divisions among you - They had , schisms, among them: the old parties were kept up, even in the place where they assembled to eat the Lord's Supper. The Paulians, the Kephites, and the Apollonians, continued to be distinct parties; and ate their meals separately, even in the same house.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18For first of all - That is, I mention as the first thing to be reproved. When ye come together in the church - When you come together in a religious assembly; when you convene for public worship. The word “church” here does not mean, as it frequently does with us, a “building.” No instance of such a use of the word occurs in the New Testament; but it means when they came together as a Christian assembly; when they convened for the worship of God. These…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 The apostle rebukes the disorders in their partaking of the Lord's supper. The ordinances of Christ, if they do not make us better, will be apt to make us worse. If the use of them does not mend, it will harden. Upon coming together, they fell into divisions, schisms. Christians may separate from each other's communion, yet be charitable one towards another; they may continue in the same communion, yet be uncharitable. This last is schism…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The divisions might refer to those mentioned in 1:10–12 (compare Titus 3:10), or more likely, they result from social discrimination during shared meals (see 1 Corinthians 11:21–22, 33; Acts 6:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. first of all--In the first place. The "divisions" (Greek, "schisms") meant, are not merely those of opinion (1Co 1:10), but in outward acts at the love-feasts (Agapæ), (1Co 11:21). He does not follow up the expression, "in the first place," by "in the second place." But though not expressed, a second abuse was in his mind when he said, "In the first place," namely, THE ABUSE OF SPIRITUAL GIFTS, which also created disorder in their assemblies [Alford]…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:18

• Church
• Dissension
• Doctrines
• Minister, Christian
• Strife

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings