17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
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18 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.
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19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
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20 So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat,
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21 for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.
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22 Don’t you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!
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23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
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24 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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25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”
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26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
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27 So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
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28 Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
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29 For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
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30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
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31 But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
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32 Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.
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33 So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together.
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34 Anyone who is hungry should eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.