1 Corinthians 11:17-34

17Now in giving this instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

18For to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

19Indeed, it is necessary that there be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

20When you come together, then, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.

21For at the meal, each one eats his own supper. So one person is hungry while another gets drunk!

22Don’t you have homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you in this matter!

23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread,

24and when he had given thanks, broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

25In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, and said, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

26For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

27So, then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sin against the body and blood of the Lord.

28Let a person examine himself; in this way let him eat the bread and drink from the cup.

29For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.

30This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.

31If we were properly judging ourselves, we would not be judged,

32but when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned with the world.

33Therefore, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, welcome one another.

34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.