What does 1 Corinthians 11:19 mean?

1 Corinthians 11:19 highlights themes such as division, testing, approval when read in context.

How should I apply 1 Corinthians 11:19 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

17Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

18For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

19For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

20When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.

21For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

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1 John 4:1
Both verses emphasize the need to discern true teachings from false ones.
Matthew 7:15
This verse warns against false prophets, similar to the heresies mentioned in Corinthians.
2 Peter 2:1
Both passages discuss the presence of false teachings within the community.