Other translations
American Standard Version
But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But I command you this, not as if I praise you, because it is not to your advantage that you assemble, but you have descended to degradation.
Darby Bible Translation
But in prescribing to you on this which I now enter on, I do not praise, namely, that ye come together, not for the better, but for the worse.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Now this I ordain: not praising you, that you come together not for the better, but for the worse.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
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.
God's Word
I have no praise for you as I instruct you in the following matter: When you gather, it results in more harm than good.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.
International Standard Version
Now I am not praising you in giving you the following instructions. When you gather, it is not for the better but for the worse.
NET Bible
Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
New American Standard Bible
But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
New International Version
In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
New Living Translation
But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now in this that I declare to you, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
Weymouth New Testament
But while giving you these instructions, there is one thing I cannot praise--your meeting together, with bad rather than good results.
The World English Bible
But in giving you this command, I don't praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.