1 Corinthians 11

1 Be imitators of me, in so far as I in turn am an imitator of Christ.

You are to imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

2 Now I commend you for remembering me in everything, and because you hold fast truths and practices precisely as I have taught them to you.

Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.

3 I would have you know, however, that of every man, Christ is the Head, that of a woman her husband is the Head, and that God is Christ's Head.

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

4 A man who wears a veil when praying or prophesying dishonors his Head;

Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

5 but a woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her Head, for it is exactly the same as if she had her hair cut short.

And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

6 If a woman will not wear a veil, let her also cut off her hair. But since it is a dishonor to a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her wear a veil.

If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

7 For a man ought not to have a veil on his head, since he is the image and glory of God; while woman is the glory of man.

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

8 Man does not take his origin from woman, but woman takes hers from man.

For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

9 For man was not created for woman's sake, but woman for man's.

Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

10 That is why a woman ought to have on her head a symbol of subjection, because of the angels.

For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

11 Yet, in the Lord, woman is not independent of man nor man independent of woman.

In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

12 For just as woman originates from man, so also man comes into existence through woman, but everything springs originally from God.

For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

13 Judge of this for your own selves: is it seemly for a woman to pray to God when she is unveiled?

Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

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

Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

15 but that if a woman has long hair it is her glory, because her hair was given her for a covering?

but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

16 But if any one is inclined to be contentious on the point, we have no such custom, nor have the Churches of God.

If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.

17 But while giving you these instructions, there is one thing I cannot praise--your meeting together, with bad rather than good results.

In the following instructions I have no praise to offer, because your gatherings do more harm than good.

18 for, in the first place, when you meet as a Church, there are divisions among you. This is what I am told, and I believe that there is some truth in it.

First of all, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

19 For there must of necessity be differences of opinion among you, in order that it may be plainly seen who are the men of sterling worth among you.

And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

20 When, however, you meet in one place, there is no eating the Supper of the Lord;

Now then, when you come together, it is not the Lord’s Supper you eat.

21 for it is his own supper of which each of you is in a hurry to partake, and one eats like a hungry man, while another has already drunk to excess.

For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.

22 Why, have you no homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you wish to show your contempt for the Church of God and make those who have no homes feel ashamed? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I certainly do not praise you.

Don’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!

23 For it was from the Lord that I received the facts which, in turn, I handed on to you; how that the Lord Jesus, on the night He was to be betrayed, took some bread,

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,

24 and after giving thanks He broke it and said, "This is my body which is about to be broken for you. Do this in memory of me."

and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “This is My body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

25 In the same way, when the meal was over, He also took the cup. "This cup," He said, "is the new Covenant of which my blood is the pledge. Do this, every time that you drink it, in memory of me."

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

26 For every time that you eat this bread and drink from the cup, you are proclaiming the Lord's death--until He returns.

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

27 Whoever, therefore, in an unworthy manner, eats the bread or drinks from the cup of the Lord sins against the body and blood of the Lord.

Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

28 But let a man examine himself, and, having done that, then let him eat the bread and drink from the cup.

Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

29 For any one who eats and drinks, eats and drinks judgement to himself, if he fails to estimate the body aright.

For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.

30 That is why many among you are sickly and out of health, and why not a few die.

That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

31 If, however, we estimated ourselves aright, we should not be judged.

Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.

32 But when we are judged by the Lord, chastisement follows, to save us from being condemned along with the world.

But when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned with the world.

33 Therefore, brethren, when you come together for this meal, wait for one another.

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

34 If any one is hungry, let him eat at home; so that your coming together may not lead to judgement. The other matters I will deal with whenever I come.

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.