Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 11
1 μιμηται μου γινεσθε καθως καγω χριστου
Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2 επαινω δε υμας αδελφοι οτι παντα μου μεμνησθε και καθως παρεδωκα υμιν τας παραδοσεις κατεχετε
Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
3 θελω δε υμας ειδεναι οτι παντος ανδρος η κεφαλη ο χριστος εστιν κεφαλη δε γυναικος ο ανηρ κεφαλη δε χριστου ο θεος
But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
4 πας ανηρ προσευχομενος η προφητευων κατα κεφαλης εχων καταισχυνει την κεφαλην αυτου
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonours his head.
5 πασα δε γυνη προσευχομενη η προφητευουσα ακατακαλυπτω τη κεφαλη καταισχυνει την κεφαλην εαυτης εν γαρ εστιν και το αυτο τη εξυρημενη
But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonours her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.
6 ει γαρ ου κατακαλυπτεται γυνη και κειρασθω ει δε αισχρον γυναικι το κειρασθαι η ξυρασθαι κατακαλυπτεσθω
For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or be shaved, let her be covered.
7 ανηρ μεν γαρ ουκ οφειλει κατακαλυπτεσθαι την κεφαλην εικων και δοξα θεου υπαρχων γυνη δε δοξα ανδρος εστιν
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.
8 ου γαρ εστιν ανηρ εκ γυναικος αλλα γυνη εξ ανδρος
For man is not from woman, but woman from man;
9 και γαρ ουκ εκτισθη ανηρ δια την γυναικα αλλα γυνη δια τον ανδρα
for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.
10 δια τουτο οφειλει η γυνη εξουσιαν εχειν επι της κεφαλης δια τους αγγελους
For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
11 πλην ουτε ανηρ χωρις γυναικος ουτε γυνη χωρις ανδρος εν κυριω
Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.
12 ωσπερ γαρ η γυνη εκ του ανδρος ουτως και ο ανηρ δια της γυναικος τα δε παντα εκ του θεου
For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.
13 εν υμιν αυτοις κρινατε πρεπον εστιν γυναικα ακατακαλυπτον τω θεω προσευχεσθαι
Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?
14 η ουδε αυτη η φυσις διδασκει υμας οτι ανηρ μεν εαν κομα ατιμια αυτω εστιν
Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonour to him?
15 γυνη δε εαν κομα δοξα αυτη εστιν οτι η κομη αντι περιβολαιου δεδοται αυτη
But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.
16 ει δε τις δοκει φιλονεικος ειναι ημεις τοιαυτην συνηθειαν ουκ εχομεν ουδε αι εκκλησιαι του θεου
But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.
17 τουτο δε παραγγελλων ουκ επαινω οτι ουκ εις το κρειττον αλλ εις το ηττον συνερχεσθε
But in giving you this command I don’t praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.
18 πρωτον μεν γαρ συνερχομενων υμων εν εκκλησια ακουω σχισματα εν υμιν υπαρχειν και μερος τι πιστευω
For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist amongst you, and I partly believe it.
19 δει γαρ και αιρεσεις εν υμιν ειναι ινα οι δοκιμοι φανεροι γενωνται εν υμιν
For there also must be factions amongst you, that those who are approved may be revealed amongst you.
20 συνερχομενων ουν υμων επι το αυτο ουκ εστιν κυριακον δειπνον φαγειν
When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat.
21 εκαστος γαρ το ιδιον δειπνον προλαμβανει εν τω φαγειν και ος μεν πεινα ος δε μεθυει
For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunken.
22 μη γαρ οικιας ουκ εχετε εις το εσθιειν και πινειν η της εκκλησιας του θεου καταφρονειτε και καταισχυνετε τους μη εχοντας τι υμιν ειπω επαινεσω υμας εν τουτω ουκ επαινω
What, don’t you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God’s assembly and put them to shame who don’t have enough? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don’t praise you.
23 εγω γαρ παρελαβον απο του κυριου ο και παρεδωκα υμιν οτι ο κυριος ιησους εν τη νυκτι η παρεδιδοτο ελαβεν αρτον
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.
24 και ευχαριστησας εκλασεν και ειπεν λαβετε φαγετε τουτο μου εστιν το σωμα το υπερ υμων κλωμενον τουτο ποιειτε εις την εμην αναμνησιν
When he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me.”
25 ωσαυτως και το ποτηριον μετα το δειπνησαι λεγων τουτο το ποτηριον η καινη διαθηκη εστιν εν τω εμω αιματι τουτο ποιειτε οσακις αν πινητε εις την εμην αναμνησιν
In the same way he also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me.”
26 οσακις γαρ αν εσθιητε τον αρτον τουτον και το ποτηριον τουτο πινητε τον θανατον του κυριου καταγγελλετε αχρι ου αν ελθη
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.
27 ωστε ος αν εσθιη τον αρτον τουτον η πινη το ποτηριον του κυριου αναξιως ενοχος εσται του σωματος και αιματος του κυριου
Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord’s cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
28 δοκιμαζετω δε ανθρωπος εαυτον και ουτως εκ του αρτου εσθιετω και εκ του ποτηριου πινετω
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29 ο γαρ εσθιων και πινων αναξιως κριμα εαυτω εσθιει και πινει μη διακρινων το σωμα του κυριου
For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgement to himself if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body.
30 δια τουτο εν υμιν πολλοι ασθενεις και αρρωστοι και κοιμωνται ικανοι
For this cause many amongst you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.
31 ει γαρ εαυτους διεκρινομεν ουκ αν εκρινομεθα
For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn’t be judged.
32 κρινομενοι δε υπο [ του ] κυριου παιδευομεθα ινα μη συν τω κοσμω κατακριθωμεν
But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
33 ωστε αδελφοι μου συνερχομενοι εις το φαγειν αλληλους εκδεχεσθε
Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.
34 ει δε τις πεινα εν οικω εσθιετω ινα μη εις κριμα συνερχησθε τα δε λοιπα ως αν ελθω διαταξομαι
But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgement. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.
