1 Corinthians 11

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

Be ye imitators of me, as I am of the Messiah.

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.

Moreover I commend you, my Brethren, that in all things ye are mindful of me, and that ye hold fast the precepts 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.

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

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

Every man, who prayeth or prophesieth with his head covered, dishonoreth 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.

And every woman, who prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered, dishonoreth her head; for she is on a level with her whose head is shaven.

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 be not covered, let her also be shorn; but if it be shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaven, 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;

The man, indeed, ought not to cover his head, because he is the likeness 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 was not from the woman, but the woman from the man.

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

Neither was the man created for the woman's sake, but the woman for the man's sake.

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

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

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

Nevertheless, the man is not without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in our 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 was from the man, so the man is by the woman; and every thing is from God.

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

Judge for yourselves, among yourselves; is it becoming, that a woman pray to God with her head uncovered?

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

Doth not nature teach you, that in a man, if his hair groweth long, it is a reproach 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 for a woman, if her hair is abundant, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.

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

But if any one is contentious about these things, we on our part have no such custom, nor hath the church 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.

This which I now enjoin, is not as praising you; for ye have not made progress, but have deteriorated.

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, first; when ye assemble in the church, there are, I hear, 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 are to be contentions among you, that the approved among you may be known.

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

When therefore ye come together, ye eat and drink, not as is becoming on the day of our Lord.

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

But, one and another proceedeth to eat 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 ye no houses in which ye can eat and drink? Or, despise ye the church of God, and shame them who have nothing? 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 have received from our Lord, that which I imparted to you; that our Lord Jesus, on the night 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 blessed, and brake it, and said: " Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for your sakes: thus do ye, 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.

So, after they had supped, he gave also the cup, and said: " This cup is the new testament in my blood: thus do ye, as often as ye 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 ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye commemorate the death of our Lord, until his advent.

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.

He therefore, who eateth of the bread of the Lord, and drinketh of his cup, and is not worthy of it, is guilty of the blood of the Lord, and of his body.

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

For this reason, a man should examine himself, and then 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, whoever eateth and drinketh of it, while he is unworthy, eateth and drinketh condemnation on himself, by not discerning the body of the Lord.

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

For this cause, many among you are diseased and sickly, 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 when we are judged by our Lord, we are really chastised, 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 ye assemble to eat, wait ye one for 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 let him who is hungry, eat at home; that ye may assemble, not for condemnation. And as to other things, I will give you directions when I come.