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[Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
2 ⲃ̅ ϯⲧⲁⲓ⳿ⲟ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϯ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟⲥⲓⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ.
I praise you because you remember all the things [that I taught you] and because you follow the instructions that I gave you. You have done just like I told you to do.
3 ⲅ̅ ϯⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲠⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ.
[Now], I want you to know that the one who has authority over [MTY] every man is Christ, and the ones who have authority over women are men (OR, their husbands), and the one who has authority over Christ is God.
[So] if any man [wears a covering over] his head when he prays or speaks a message God gave him, he disgraces himself [SYN].
5 ⲉ̅ ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲓⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲥ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲥϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥ⳿ⲁⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ϫⲱⲥ ϧⲟⲕϩⲥ.
Also, if any woman does not wear a covering over her head when she prays or speaks a message that God gave her, she disgraces herself (OR, she dishonors her husband). That would be acting like [SIM] [women who are ashamed because] their heads have been shaved.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϩⲉⲃⲥ ϫⲱⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϧⲟⲕϩϥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲃⲥ ϫⲱⲥ ⲓⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲕϩϥ ⲓⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϩⲉⲃⲥ ϫⲱⲥ.
So, if women do not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], they should let someone shave their heads [so that they will be ashamed]. But since women are ashamed if someone cuts their hair [short] or shaves off their hair, they should wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them].
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϩⲉⲃⲥ ϫⲱϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲡⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ.
Men should not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], because they represent what God is like [MET] and they show how great God is. But women show how great men (OR, their husbands) are.
[Remember that God intends that men have authority over women. We know that] because [God] did not make [the first] man, [Adam], from the [first] woman, [Eve]. Instead, he made that woman [from a bone that he took] from the man.
Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
For that reason, women should wear something [to cover] their heads [as a symbol of their being under their husbands’] [MTY] authority. They should also [cover their heads] so that the angels [will see that and rejoice].
However, remember that [even though God created the first] woman from [the first] man, all other men [have been born] from women. So men cannot be independent of women, nor can women be independent of men. But all things, [including men and women], come from God.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲭⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉ.
Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
(Everyone senses that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair./Doesn’t everyone sense that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair?) [RHQ]
15 ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ ϯ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲱⲥ ϣⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲧϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲱⲛ.
But it is very delightful if women have long hair, because [God] gave them long hair to be like a [beautiful] covering [for their heads].
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲣⲉϥ⳿ϣ⳿ϭ ⲛⲏⲛ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲥ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
But whoever wants to argue [with me about my saying that women should have a covering over their heads when they pray or speak a message from God should consider the fact that] we [apostles] do not [permit] any other custom, and the [other] congregations of God do not have any other custom.
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ.
Now I want to tell you [about some other things]. I do not praise you about them, because whenever you believers meet together, good [things do not happen]. Instead, bad things [happen].
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ϯⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
First of all, people have told me that when you gather together as a group [to worship God], you divide into groups [that are hostile to each other]. To some extent I believe that is true.
It seems that you must divide into [groups that despise each other] in order that it might be clear/evident which people among you [God] approves of!
When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲕⲉⲣ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲑⲁϧⲓ ⲇⲉ.
But [what happens when] you eat is that each person eats his own meal before [he thinks about sharing his food with anyone else]. As a result, [when the meal is over], some people are [still] hungry and others are drunk! [So it is not a meal that honors the Lord].
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲙⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁ⳿ⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓ⳿ⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲛⲁ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
([You act as though] you do not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]!/Do you not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]?) [RHQ] Do you not realize [RHQ] [that by acting selfishly in this way], it is God’s people whom you are despising, and it is the poor people [in your group] whom you are treating as though they were not important? What shall I say to you about that [RHQ]? Do [you expect] me to praise you [about what you do] [RHQ]? I certainly will not praise you!
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲓϭⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ Ⲡ⳪ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ.
The Lord taught me these things that I also taught you: During the night that Jesus was betrayed {[Judas] enabled [the enemies of] the Lord Jesus to seize him}, he took some bread.
24 ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲁϥⲫⲁϣϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϫⲓⲛⲉⲣⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ.
After he thanked God for it, he broke it into pieces. [Then he gave it to his disciples] and said, “This bread [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my body, that [I am about to sacrifice] for you. Eat bread in this [way again and again] to remember my [offering myself as a sacrifice for you].”
25 ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲉ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ϯ ⲇⲓ⳿ⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⳿ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ⲁⲣⲓⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩ⳿ⲓ.
Similarly, after they ate their meal, he took a cup [MTY] [of wine]. He [thanked God for it. Then he gave it to his disciples], saying, “[The wine in] [MTY] this cup [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my blood [that will flow from my body] ([to put into effect/to establish]) the new agreement [that God is making with people]. Whenever you drink wine in this way, do it to remember that [my blood flowed for you].”
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲓ.
[Remember that] until the Lord [Jesus] returns [to the earth], whenever you eat the [bread that represents his body] and drink the wine [MTY] [that represents his blood], you are telling other people that he died [for you].
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲟⲭⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪.
So, those who eat that bread and drink that wine [MTY] in a way that is not proper [for those who belong to the Lord] are guilty of [acting in a way that is contrary to what] our [Lord intended when he offered] his body [as a sacrifice] and his blood [flowed when he died].
28 ⲕ̅ⲏ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲁⲫⲟⲧ.
Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲥⲱ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲇⲓ⳿ⲁ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡ⳪.
because if anyone eats [the bread that represents Christ’s body] and drinks [the wine that represents his blood] without recognizing that all God’s [people should be united, God will] punish him [for doing that].
Many people in your group are weak and sick, and several have died [EUP] because of [the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine].
If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
But when the Lord judges [and punishes] us [for acting wrongly], he disciplines us [to correct us], in order that he will not [need to] punish us when he punishes [the people who do not trust in Christ] [MTY].
So, my fellow believers, when you gather together to eat [food to remember the Lord’s dying for you], wait until everyone [has arrived so that you can find out who does not have enough food].
34 ⲗ̅ⲇ̅ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲕⲉⲣ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲓ⳿ⲉⲑⲁϣⲟⲩ.
Those who are so hungry [that they cannot wait to eat until everyone else has arrived] should eat in their own homes [first], in order that when you gather together God will not judge [and punish them for] ([being inconsiderate of/not being concerned about]) [others]. And when I come [to Corinth] I will give you instructions about other matters [concerning the Lord’s Supper].
