1 Corinthians 11

1 Become imitators of me, —even as, I also, [am] of Christ.

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

2 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.

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

3 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.

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.

4 Every man, praying, or prophesying, having anything upon his head, putteth to shame his head;

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

5 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.

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.

6 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.

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.

7 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;

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.

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

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

9 For also man was not created, for the sake of the woman, but woman, for the sake of the man.

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

10 For this cause, ought the woman to have, permission, upon her head, because of the messengers.

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

11 Howbeit, neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart from woman—in the Lord;

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

12 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.

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

13 Among your own selves, judge ye, —Is it becoming for a woman, —unveiled, to be praying unto God?

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

14 Doth not, even nature herself, teach you—that, if, a man, have long hair, it is a dishonour to him;

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

15 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.

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

16 But, if anyone thinketh to be contentious, we, have no such custom, —nor yet the assemblies of God.

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

17 But, in giving you the following charge, I praise you not, —in that, not for the better, but for the worse, ye come together.

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

18 For, first of all, —when ye come together in assembly, I hear that divisions among you exist, —and, in part, I believe it;

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:

19 For there must needs be, even parties among you, that, the approved, [themselves] may become manifest among you.

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

20 When, therefore, ye come together into one place, it is not to eat, a supper unto the Lord;

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

21 For, each one, taketh beforehand, his own supper, in your eating, and, one, indeed, is hungry, whereas, another, is drinking to excess.

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

22 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.

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.

23 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,

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;

24 And, giving thanks, brake it, and said—This, is my body, which is for you, —this, do ye, in remembrance of me;

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.

25 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.

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.

26 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.

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

27 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.

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.

28 But let a man be proving himself, —and, so, of the loaf, let him eat, and, of the cup, let him drink;

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

29 For, he that is eating and drinking, —judgment unto himself, doth eat and drink, —if he be not setting apart the body.

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

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

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

31 If, however, we had been setting, ourselves, apart, we had not, in that case, been coming under judgment;

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

32 But, being brought under judgment, by the Lord, are we being disciplined, lest, with the world, we should be condemned.

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

33 So then, my brethren, —when ye come together for the eating, unto one another, be giving welcome: —

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

34 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.

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.