rsv 1Corinthians:11:16-34 SEEK
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If any one is disposed to be contentious ,
we recognize no other practice ,
nor do the churches of God .
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But in the following instructions I do not commend you ,
because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse .
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For ,
in the first place ,
when you assemble as a church ,
I hear that there are divisions among you ;
and I partly believe it ,
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for there must be factions among you in order that those who are genuine among you may be recognized .
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When you meet together ,
it is not the Lord '
s supper that you eat .
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For in eating ,
each one goes ahead with his own meal ,
and one is hungry and another is drunk .
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What !
Do you not have houses to eat and drink in ?
Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing ?
What shall I say to you ?
Shall I commend you in this ?
No ,
I will not .
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For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you ,
that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread ,
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and when he had given thanks ,
he broke it ,
and said , "
This is my body which is for you .
Do this in remembrance of me ."
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In the same way also the cup ,
after supper ,
saying , "
This cup is the new covenant in my blood .
Do this ,
as often as you drink it ,
in remembrance of me ."
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For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup ,
you proclaim the Lord '
s death until he comes .
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Whoever ,
therefore ,
eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord .
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Let a man examine himself ,
and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup .
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For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself .
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That is why many of you are weak and ill ,
and some have died .
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But if we judged ourselves truly ,
we should not be judged .
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But when we are judged by the Lord ,
we are chastened so that we may not be condemned along with the world .
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So then ,
my brethren ,
when you come together to eat ,
wait for one another --
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if any one is hungry ,
let him eat at home--lest you come together to be condemned .
About the other things I will give directions when I come .