1 Corinthians 11

1 Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Messiah.

Be all of you followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

2 Now I praise you, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

Now I praise you, brethren, that all of you remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

3 But I would have you know that the head of every man is Messiah, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Messiah is God.

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.

4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonours his head.

5 But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.

But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonours her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

6 For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.

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.

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

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.

8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

9 for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

10 For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.

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

11 Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

12 For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.

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

13 Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?

Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

14 Doesn't even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

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

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

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

16 But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God's churches.

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

17 But in giving you this command, I do not praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that all of you come together not for the better, but for the worse.

18 For first of all, when you come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

For first of all, when all of you come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

19 For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.

For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

20 When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not the Lord's supper that you eat.

When all of you come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.

21 For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunk.

For in eating every one takes before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

22 What, do you not have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God's church, and put them to shame who do not have? What should I tell you? Should I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

What? have all of you not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise all of you 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.

23 For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.

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:

24 When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in memory of me."

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.

25 In the same way he also took the cup, after the meal, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me."

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 all of you, as often as all of you drink 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 all of you eat this bread, and drink this cup, all of you do show the Lord's death till he comes.

27 Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup in a manner unworthy will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

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.

28 But let a person examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

29 For he who eats and drinks eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he does not discern the body.

For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

30 For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

31 For if we discerned ourselves, we would not be judged.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

33 Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait one for another.

Wherefore, my brethren, when all of you come together to eat, tarry one for another.

34 But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.

And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that all of you come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.