< 1 Corinthians 11 >
1 Become imitators of me, —even as, I also, [am] of Christ.
Become my imitators, just as I am Christ's.
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, brothers, that you remember me in all things and hold the traditions just 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 want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, while a wife's head is the man and Christ's head is God.
4 Every man, praying, or prophesying, having anything upon his head, putteth to shame his head;
Every man who prays or prophesies with 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 who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her own head—it is one and the same as if it had been 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.
So if a woman does not cover herself, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.
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;
Indeed, a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
8 For, man, is not, of woman, but, woman, of man;
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;
9 For also man was not created, for the sake of the woman, but woman, for the sake of the man.
and neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man
10 For this cause, ought the woman to have, permission, upon her head, because of the messengers.
—for this reason the woman needs to have authority upon her head, because of the angels—
11 Howbeit, neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart from woman—in the Lord;
nevertheless, in the Lord neither is man independent of woman nor woman independent of man.
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.
Because as the woman came from the man, so also the man comes through the woman; but all things are from God.
13 Among your own selves, judge ye, —Is it becoming for a woman, —unveiled, to be praying unto God?
Judge among yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God uncovered?
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, because that hair has been given for a covering.
16 But, if anyone thinketh to be contentious, we, have no such custom, —nor yet the assemblies of God.
But if anyone decides to be contentious, neither we nor the congregations of God have any other practice.
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.
Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, since you are not coming together 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;
Because, to begin, I hear that when you come together in an assembly there are divisions 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 would really need to be factions among you so that the ‘approved’ ones may be recognized among you.
20 When, therefore, ye come together into one place, it is not to eat, a supper unto the Lord;
So when 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.
Because in eating, each one tries to get his meal first, and one goes hungry while another gets drunk!
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.
Now really, do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise God's congregation, and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? Indeed 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 transmitted to you: The Lord Jesus, during the night in which He was betrayed, 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 that is being broken on your behalf; 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 the same way, after they had dined, He took the cup, saying: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever 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 whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death, until He comes.
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.
So then whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup unworthily will be guilty of the body and of 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 then let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29 For, he that is eating and drinking, —judgment unto himself, doth eat and drink, —if he be not setting apart the body.
Because he who eats and drinks unworthily eats and drinks judgment to himself, not distinguishing the Lord's body.
30 For this cause, many among you are weak and sickly; and, not a few, are falling asleep.
Because of this many among you are weak and sick, and a good many have died.
31 If, however, we had been setting, ourselves, apart, we had not, in that case, been coming under judgment;
If we would judge ourselves, we would 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 when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord, so 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: —
So then, my brothers, 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.
But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together into judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.