1 Corinthians 11

1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

Be imitators of me, as I am an imitator of Christ.

2 Now, I praise you, brethren, because you remember me in all things, and keep the traditions as I delivered them to you.

Indeed I praise you for remembering me in everything, and because you are holding fast to the traditions just as you received them.

3 But I wish you to know, that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

But I wish you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and of a wife her husband is head; and that God is head of Christ.

4 Every man that prays or prophesies, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

Every man who prays or prophesies with head veiled dishonors his Head;

5 But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonors her head: for it is one and the same as if she was shaved.

but every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head (her husband). for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.

6 For if a woman has no vail on, let her also be shaved. But if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her have a vail.

If a woman does not wear a veil, let her also cut off her hair; now if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her be veiled.

7 For a man ought not to vail his head, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.

A man, indeed, ought not to have his head veiled, for he is an image and glory of God; but woman is a glory of man.

8 For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man:

For it is not man who was made from woman, but woman was made from man.

9 for the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.

10 For this reason ought the woman to have a token of subjection on her head, on account of the angels.

For this reason the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of her guardian angels.

11 But neither is the woman without the man, nor the: man without the woman, in the Lord.

However, in the Lord neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman;

12 For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman; but all things are of God.

for just as the woman was made from the man, so also is the man born of the woman, while they both come from God.

13 Judge in yourselves, whether it is becoming that a woman pray to God unvailed.

Judge of this for your own selves. It is fitting that a woman should pray to God with her head unveiled.

14 Does not nature itself teach you, that, if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

Nor does nature itself teach you that it is a disgrace to a man to have long hair,

15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a vail.

but it is woman’s glory, because her hair has been given her instead of a veil.

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

If, however, any one is inclined to be disputatious regarding such a custom, let him know that neither I nor the churches of God hold to such a custom.

17 But I praise you not in this, which I now mention, that you come together, not for the better, but for the worse.

But in giving you the following instructions, I cannot praise you; your solemn assemblies do more harm than good.

18 For, in the first place, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are schisms among you, and I partly believe it:

To begin with, I am told - and I believe there is some truth in it - that when you meet at a church there are divisions among you.

19 for there must be sects among you, that the approved may be made known among you.

For there must needs be also parties among you, in order that the good may be tested and made known.

20 When, therefore, you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s supper;

Again, when you meet together, there is no true eating of the Lord’s Supper;

21 for each one, in eating, takes before another, his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

for each one of you begins to eat his own supper; one goes hungry, while another gets drunk.

22 What, have you not houses in which to eat and drink? or do you despise the church of God, and put those to shame who have nothing to eat? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

What! Have you no houses in which to eat or drink? or do you wish to show your contempt for the church of God, and to shame those who have no homes to eat in? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I certainly do not praise you.

23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: That the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was delivered up, took bread;

For I passed on to you the account, which I myself received from the Lord; how the Lord Jesus, on the very night he was betrayed, took bread,

24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said: Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of me.

and when he had given thanks, he broke it, saying, "This is my body, broken for you; this do in memory of me."

25 In like manner also, the cup, after he had supped, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood: do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

In the same way also, he took the cup after supper, saying. "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in memory of me."

26 For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord’s death till he come.

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming your Lord’s death until he come.

27 Wherefore he that eats this bread, or drinks this cup of the Lord, in an improper manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

So he that eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthy must answer for a sin against the body and blood of the Lord.

28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread, and drink of this cup:

Let each man scrutinize himself, and thus let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

29 for he that eats and drinks in an improper manner, eats and drinks condemnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

For whoever eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks condemnation to himself.

30 For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and many sleep.

This is why many among you are feeble and sickly, and many sleep.

31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged;

If however, we were judging ourselves aright, we should not now be condemned;

32 but being judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

but through our condemnation by the Lord, we are trained so that we may not be condemned;

33 Wherefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another:

So, my brothers, whenever you come together for this meal, wait for one another.

34 and if any one is hungry, let him eat at home, that you come not together for condemnation. But other things I will set in order when I come.

If any one is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings do not bring condemnation upon you. The other matters I will adjust when I come.