For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
1 Corinthians 11:18
Surrounding context
11:17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.
11:18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
11:19 For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.