1 Corinthians 11

1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ.

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

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, 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 would have you know, that the head of every man is 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 praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head.

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

5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

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 the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

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 indeed ought not to cover [his] head, forasmuch as 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 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

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

10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on [her] head because of the angels.

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

11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, 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, even so [is] the man also by the woman; but all things 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: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

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

14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

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

15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for [her] hair is given her for a covering.

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

16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither 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 Now in this that I declare [unto you] I praise [you] not, that ye 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 first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions 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 also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

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

20 When ye come together therefore into one place, [this] 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 in eating every one taketh before [other] 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 ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? 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 have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the [same] night in which he was betrayed 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 brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do 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 After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye 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 ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew 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 whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink [this] cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and 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 [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.

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

29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation 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 cause many [are] weak and sickly among you, 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 when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should 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 ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

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

34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I 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.