1 Corinthians 11:19
1 Corinthians 11:19 New International Version (NIV)
No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.
1 Corinthians 11:19 New Living Translation (NLT)
But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!
1 Corinthians 11:17-19 The Message (MSG)
Regarding this next item, I’m not at all pleased. I am getting the picture that when you meet together it brings out your worst side instead of your best! First, I get this report on your divisiveness, competing with and criticizing each other. I’m reluctant to believe it, but there it is. The best that can be said for it is that the testing process will bring truth into the open and confirm it.
1 Corinthians 11:19 King James Version (KJV)
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
1 Corinthians 11:19 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.
1 Corinthians 11:19 New Century Version (NCV)
(It is necessary to have differences among you so that it may be clear which of you really have God’s approval.)
1 Corinthians 11:19 American Standard Version (ASV)
For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.
1 Corinthians 11:19 New King James Version (NKJV)
For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
1 Corinthians 11:19 Amplified Bible (AMP)
for [doubtless] there have to be factions among you, so that those who are of approved character may be clearly recognized among you.