16 If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.

17 In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.

16 If anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do the churches of God.

17 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.

16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

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

16 But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God’s other churches.

17 But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.

16 But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

16 Some people may still want to argue about this, but I would add that neither we nor the churches of God have any other practice.

17 In the things I tell you now I do not praise you, because when you come together you do more harm than good.

16 But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

17 But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.

16 But if any one think to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor the assemblies of God.

17 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.

16 If anyone wants to argue about this ⸤they can’t, because⸥ we don’t have any custom like this—nor do any of the churches of God. 

17 I have no praise for you as I instruct you in the following matter: When you gather, it results in more harm than good.

16 But if anyone wants to argue about this, we have no other custom, nor do the churches of God.

17 Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

16 But if anyone is disposed to be contentious—we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

17 Now in the following instructions I do not commend you, because when you come together it is not for the better but for the worse.

16 But if anyone is disposed to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.

17 But in giving this instruction I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

16 If anyone wants to argue about that, we don’t have any other practice. And God’s churches don’t either.

17 In the following matters, I don’t praise you. Your meetings do more harm than good.