1 Corinthians 11
1 You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.
Become imitators of me, —even as, I also, [am] of Christ.
2 Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
Now I praise you, that, in all things, ye have me in remembrance, and, even as I delivered unto you the instructions, ye hold them fast.
3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
But I wish you to know—that, the head of every man, is, the Christ, and, the head of a woman, is, the man; and, the head of the Christ, is, God.
4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
Every man, praying, or prophesying, having anything upon his head, putteth to shame his head;
5 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.
But, every woman, praying, or prophesying, with her head, unveiled, putteth to shame her head, —for it is, one and the same, with her having been shaven.
6 If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
For, if a woman doth not veil herself, let her also be shorn; but, if it were a shame in a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.
7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
For, a man, indeed, ought not to be veiling his head, being, the image and glory of God, —but, the woman, is the glory of man;
8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
For, man, is not, of woman, but, woman, of man;
9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
For also man was not created, for the sake of the woman, but woman, for the sake of the man.
10 For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
For this cause, ought the woman to have, permission, upon her head, because of the messengers.
11 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
Howbeit, neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart from woman—in the Lord;
12 For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
For, just as the woman is of the man, so, also the man, is through means of the woman; —but, all things, are of God.
13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
Among your own selves, judge ye, —Is it becoming for a woman, —unveiled, to be praying unto God?
14 Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
Doth not, even nature herself, teach you—that, if, a man, have long hair, it is a dishonour to him;
15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
But, if, a woman, have long hair, it is a glory to her, for, her long hair, instead of a veil, hath been given to her.
16 If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
But, if anyone thinketh to be contentious, we, have no such custom, —nor yet the assemblies of God.
17 In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.
But, in giving you the following charge, I praise you not, —in that, not for the better, but for the worse, ye come together.
18 First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.
For, first of all, —when ye come together in assembly, I hear that divisions among you exist, —and, in part, I believe it;
19 And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
For there must needs be, even parties among you, that, the approved, [themselves] may become manifest among you.
20 Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.
When, therefore, ye come together into one place, it is not to eat, a supper unto the Lord;
21 For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
For, each one, taketh beforehand, his own supper, in your eating, and, one, indeed, is hungry, whereas, another, is drinking to excess.
22 Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!
What! have ye not houses for your eating and drinking? or, the assembly of God, do ye despise, and, put to shame them who have nothing? What am I to say to you? Shall I praise you? In this, I praise you not.
23 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
For, I myself, received from the Lord—that which I also delivered unto you, —how that, the Lord Jesus, in the night in which he was being delivered up, took a loaf,
24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
And, giving thanks, brake it, and said—This, is my body, which is for you, —this, do ye, in remembrance of me;
25 In the same way, after supper He took the cup, 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 manner, the cup also, after they had taken supper, saying—This cup, is, the new covenant in my blood, this, do ye, as often soever as ye may be drinking it, in remembrance of me.
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
For, as often as ye may be eating this loaf, and, the cup, may be drinking, The death of the Lord, do ye announce, until he come.
27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
So that, whosoever may be eating the loaf, or drinking the cup of the Lord, in an unworthy manner, shall be responsible for the body and blood of the Lord.
28 Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
But let a man be proving himself, —and, so, of the loaf, let him eat, and, of the cup, let him drink;
29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
For, he that is eating and drinking, —judgment unto himself, doth eat and drink, —if he be not setting apart the body.
30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
For this cause, many among you are weak and sickly; and, not a few, are falling asleep.
31 Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.
If, however, we had been setting, ourselves, apart, we had not, in that case, been coming under judgment;
32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.
But, being brought under judgment, by the Lord, are we being disciplined, lest, with the world, we should be condemned.
33 So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
So then, my brethren, —when ye come together for the eating, unto one another, be giving welcome: —
34 If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
If anyone be hungry, at home, let him eat, lest, unto judgment, ye be coming together. And, the remaining things, whensoever I come, I will set in order.
