< 1 Corinthians 11 >

1 Become followers of me, as I also [am] of Christ.
Be imitators of me, as I am an imitator of Christ.
2 And I praise you, brothers, that in all things you remember me, and according as I delivered to you, you keep the deliverances,
Indeed I praise you for remembering me in everything, and because you are holding fast to the traditions just as you received them.
3 and I wish you to know that the Christ is the head of every man, and the head of a woman is the husband, 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 the head covered, dishonors his head,
Every man who prays or prophesies with head veiled dishonors his Head;
5 and every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, dishonors her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being 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 a woman is not covered—then let her be shorn, and if [it is] 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 the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a 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 a man is not of a woman, but a woman [is] of a man,
For it is not man who was made from woman, but woman was made from man.
9 for also was a man not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;
And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.
10 because of this the woman ought to have [a token of] authority on the head, because of the messengers;
For this reason the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of her guardian angels.
11 but neither [is] a man apart from a woman, nor a woman apart from a 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, so also the man [is] through the woman, and all the 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 your own selves: is it seemly for a woman to pray to God uncovered?
Judge of this for your own selves. It is fitting that a woman should pray to God with her head unveiled.
14 Does not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed 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 And a woman, if she has long hair, it is a glory to her, because the hair has been given to her instead of a covering;
but it is woman’s glory, because her hair has been given her instead of a veil.
16 and if anyone thinks to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the assemblies 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 And declaring this, I give no praise, because you do not come together 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, indeed, coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being 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 it is also necessary for sects to be among you, that those approved may become visible among you;
For there must needs be also parties among you, in order that the good may be tested and made known.
20 you, then, coming together at the same place—it is not to eat the LORD’s Dinner;
Again, when you meet together, there is no true eating of the Lord’s Supper;
21 for each takes his own dinner before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;
for each one of you begins to eat his own supper; one goes hungry, while another gets drunk.
22 why, do you not have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise the Assembly of God, and shame those not having? What may I say to you? Will I praise you in this? I do not praise!
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 in 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 having given thanks, He broke, and said, “Take, eat, this is My body that is being broken for you; do this—to the 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 the supping, saying, “This cup is the New Covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you may drink [it]—to the 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 may eat this bread, and may drink this cup, you show forth the death of the LORD—until He may come;
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming your Lord’s death until he come.
27 so that whoever may eat this bread or may drink the cup of the LORD unworthily, he will 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 and let a man be proving himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and let him drink of the cup;
Let each man scrutinize himself, and thus let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29 for he who is eating and drinking unworthily, he eats and drinks judgment to himself—not discerning the body of the LORD.
For whoever eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks condemnation to himself.
30 Because of this 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 were discerning ourselves, we would not be being judged,
If however, we were judging ourselves aright, we should not now be condemned;
32 and being judged by the LORD, we are disciplined, 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 so then, my brothers, coming together to eat, wait for one another;
So, my brothers, whenever you come together for this meal, wait for one another.
34 and if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, that you may not come together to judgment; and the rest, whenever I may come, I will arrange.
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.

< 1 Corinthians 11 >