1 Corinthians 11:19

1 Corinthians 11:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
• New International Version (NIV)No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:19

17But in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse. 18For, 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, for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized. 20When you come together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat. 21For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal. One goes hungry, another gets drunk.

1 Corinthians 11:19 word by word

δεῖ γὰρ καὶ αἱρέσεις ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι, ἵνα καὶ οἱ δόκιμοι φανεροὶ γένωνται ἐν ὑμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• thereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• heresiesαἵρεσιςhairesis · sectG139
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• youσύsu · youG4771
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• are approvedδόκιμοςdokimos · testedG1384
• may be madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• manifestφανερόςphaneros · clearG5318

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:19

• Matthew 18:7"Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes!
• Luke 17:1And he said to his disciples, "Temptations to sin are sure to come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
• Acts 20:30and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the disciples after them.
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons,
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
• Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all who were with him (that is, the party of the Sadducees), and filled with jealousy
• Acts 15:5But some believers who belonged to the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses."
• Acts 24:5For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
• Acts 26:5They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee.
• Acts 28:22But we desire to hear from you what your views are, for with regard to this sect we know that everywhere it is spoken against."
• Galatians 5:20idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
• Deuteronomy 13:3you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God is testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Luke 2:35(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."
• 2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us. But they went out, that it might become plain that they all are not of us.

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19There must be also heresies - ̔· Not a common consent of the members of the Church, either in the doctrines of the Gospel, or in the ceremonies of the Christian religion. Their difference in religious opinion led to a difference in their religious practice, and thus the Church of God, that should have been one body, was split into sects and parties. The divisions and the heresies sprung out of each other. I have spoken largely on the word heresy in Acts…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19For there must be - It is necessary ( ͂ dei); it is to he expected; there are reasons why there should be. What these reasons are he states in the close of the verse; compare Matthew 18:7; 2 Peter 2:1; 2 Peter 2:2. The meaning is, not that divisions are inseparable from the nature of the Christian religion, not that it is the design and wish of the Author of Christianity that they should exist, and not that they are physically impossible, for then they…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. 19This ironic expression criticizes the Corinthian Christians for claiming superiority based on their differences. Alternatively, Paul might suggest that while their divisiveness is wrong, it will reveal who among them is truly faithful.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. heresies--Not merely "schisms" or "divisions" (1Co 11:18), which are "recent dissensions of the congregation through differences of opinion" [Augustine, Con. Crescon. Don. 2.7, quoted by Trench, Greek Synonyms of the New Testament], but also "heresies," that is, "schisms which have now become inveterate"; "Sects" [Campbell, vol. 2, pp. 126, 127]: so Ac 5:17; 15:5 translate the same Greek. At present there were dissensions at the love-feasts; but Paul…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:19

• 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