17. But in giving this instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
18. For in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
19. For indeed it is necessary that there be factions among you, in order that those who are approved may become evident among you.
20. Therefore, when you come together in the same place, it is not to eat the Lord’s supper.