Προς Κορινθιους Α΄ 11
1 Μιμηταί μου γίνεσθε, καθὼς κἀγὼ ˚Χριστοῦ.
Be ye then imitators of me, as I also am of Christ.
2 Ἐπαινῶ δὲ ὑμᾶς ὅτι πάντα μου μέμνησθε, καὶ καθὼς παρέδωκα ὑμῖν τὰς παραδόσεις κατέχετε.
Now I commend you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.
3 Θέλω δὲ ὑμᾶς εἰδέναι ὅτι παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἡ κεφαλὴ ὁ ˚Χριστός ἐστιν, κεφαλὴ δὲ γυναικὸς ὁ ἀνήρ, κεφαλὴ δὲ τοῦ ˚Χριστοῦ ὁ ˚Θεός.
But I would have you know that Christ is the head of every man; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
4 Πᾶς ἀνὴρ προσευχόμενος ἢ προφητεύων κατὰ κεφαλῆς ἔχων, καταισχύνει τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.
Every man praying or prophesying, having a veil on his head, dishonoureth Him who is his head.
5 Πᾶσα δὲ γυνὴ προσευχομένη ἢ προφητεύουσα ἀκατακαλύπτῳ τῇ κεφαλῇ, καταισχύνει τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς, ἓν γάρ ἐστιν καὶ τὸ αὐτὸ τῇ ἐξυρημένῃ.
But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoureth man her head; for it is even all one as if she were shaved.
6 Εἰ γὰρ οὐ κατακαλύπτεται γυνή, καὶ κειράσθω. Εἰ δὲ αἰσχρὸν γυναικὶ τὸ κείρασθαι ἢ ξυρᾶσθαι, κατακαλυπτέσθω.
For if a woman be not covered, she may as well be shorn: but if it be shameful to a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.
7 Ἀνὴρ μὲν γὰρ οὐκ ὀφείλει κατακαλύπτεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν, εἰκὼν καὶ δόξα ˚Θεοῦ ὑπάρχων· ἡ γυνὴ δὲ δόξα ἀνδρός ἐστιν.
For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, he being the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
8 Οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἀνὴρ ἐκ γυναικός, ἀλλὰ γυνὴ ἐξ ἀνδρός.
For the man was not of the woman; but the woman was taken out of the man:
9 Καὶ γὰρ οὐκ ἐκτίσθη ἀνὴρ διὰ τὴν γυναῖκα, ἀλλὰ γυνὴ διὰ τὸν ἄνδρα.
nor was the man created for the sake of the woman, but the woman for the man.
10 Διὰ τοῦτο ὀφείλει ἡ γυνὴ ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς, διὰ τοὺς ἀγγέλους.
For this reason ought the woman to have power on her head, because of the angels.
11 Πλὴν οὔτε γυνὴ χωρὶς ἀνδρὸς, οὔτε ἀνὴρ χωρὶς γυναικὸς ἐν ˚Κυρίῳ.
Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord.
12 Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ γυνὴ ἐκ τοῦ ἀνδρός, οὕτως καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ διὰ τῆς γυναικός, τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐκ τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
For as the woman was originally from the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things are from God.
13 Ἐν ὑμῖν αὐτοῖς κρίνατε: πρέπον ἐστὶν γυναῖκα ἀκατακάλυπτον, τῷ ˚Θεῷ προσεύχεσθαι;
Judge in yourselves, Is it decent for a woman to pray to God uncovered?
14 Οὐδὲ ἡ φύσις αὐτὴ διδάσκει ὑμᾶς ὅτι ἀνὴρ μὲν ἐὰν κομᾷ, ἀτιμία αὐτῷ ἐστιν,
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man have long hair, it is a disgrace to him?
15 γυνὴ δὲ ἐὰν κομᾷ, δόξα αὐτῇ ἐστιν; Ὅτι ἡ κόμη ἀντὶ περιβολαίου δέδοται αὐτῇ.
but if a woman have long hair it is a glory to her; because the hair was given her as for a veil.
16 Εἰ δέ τις δοκεῖ φιλόνεικος εἶναι, ἡμεῖς τοιαύτην συνήθειαν οὐκ ἔχομεν, οὐδὲ αἱ ἐκκλησίαι τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ.
But if any one is pleased to contend for the contrary, I answer, We have no such custom, nor any of the churches of God.
17 Τοῦτο δὲ παραγγέλλων, οὐκ ἐπαινῶ, ὅτι οὐκ εἰς τὸ κρεῖσσον, ἀλλὰ εἰς τὸ ἧσσον, συνέρχεσθε.
But whilst I am declaring this, I do not commend you, that ye assemble together not for the better, but for the worse.
18 Πρῶτον μὲν γὰρ συνερχομένων ὑμῶν ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ, ἀκούω σχίσματα ἐν ὑμῖν ὑπάρχειν, καὶ μέρος τι πιστεύω.
For first when ye come together in the church, I hear there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.
19 Δεῖ γὰρ καὶ αἱρέσεις ἐν ὑμῖν εἶναι, ἵνα καὶ οἱ δόκιμοι φανεροὶ γένωνται ἐν ὑμῖν.
For there must be even heresies among you, that they who are approved may be made manifest among you.
20 Συνερχομένων οὖν ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ, οὐκ ἔστιν Κυριακὸν δεῖπνον φαγεῖν.
When therefore ye thus assemble together, this is not eating the Lord's supper:
21 Ἕκαστος γὰρ τὸ ἴδιον δεῖπνον προλαμβάνει ἐν τῷ φαγεῖν, καὶ ὃς μὲν πεινᾷ, ὃς δὲ μεθύει.
for in eating every one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry, and another is glutted.
22 Μὴ γὰρ οἰκίας οὐκ ἔχετε εἰς τὸ ἐσθίειν καὶ πίνειν; Ἢ τῆς ἐκκλησίας τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ καταφρονεῖτε, καὶ καταισχύνετε τοὺς μὴ ἔχοντας; Τί εἴπω ὑμῖν; Ἐπαινέσω ὑμᾶς ἐν τούτῳ; Οὐκ ἐπαινῶ!
What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the church of God, and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
23 Ἐγὼ γὰρ παρέλαβον ἀπὸ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, ὃ καὶ παρέδωκα ὑμῖν, ὅτι ὁ ˚Κύριος ˚Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῇ νυκτὶ ᾗ παρεδίδετο, ἔλαβεν ἄρτον
For I received from the Lord, that which I also delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which He was betrayed took bread:
24 καὶ εὐχαριστήσας ἔκλασεν, καὶ εἶπεν, “Τοῦτό μού ἐστιν τὸ σῶμα, τὸ ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν· τοῦτο ποιεῖτε εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν.”
and gave thanks, and brake it, and said, "Take and eat; this is my body, which is going to be broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."
25 Ὡσαύτως καὶ τὸ ποτήριον μετὰ τὸ δειπνῆσαι λέγων, “‘Τοῦτο τὸ ποτήριον ἡ καινὴ διαθήκη ἐστὶν ἐν τῷ ἐμῷ αἵματι’· τοῦτο ποιεῖτε, ὁσάκις ἐὰν πίνητε, εἰς τὴν ἐμὴν ἀνάμνησιν.”
And in the same manner He took the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant ratified in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink of it, in remembrance of me."
26 Ὁσάκις γὰρ ἐὰν ἐσθίητε τὸν ἄρτον τοῦτον, καὶ τὸ ποτήριον πίνητε, τὸν θάνατον τοῦ ˚Κυρίου καταγγέλλετε, ἄχρι οὗ ἔλθῃ.
As often then as ye eat of this bread, and drink of this cup, ye commemorate the Lord's death till he come.
27 Ὥστε ὃς ἂν ἐσθίῃ τὸν ἄρτον ἢ πίνῃ τὸ ποτήριον τοῦ ˚Κυρίου ἀναξίως, ἔνοχος ἔσται τοῦ σώματος καὶ τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ ˚Κυρίου.
So that whosoever eateth this bread, or drinketh of the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord.
28 Δοκιμαζέτω δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἑαυτόν, καὶ οὕτως ἐκ τοῦ ἄρτου ἐσθιέτω, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ ποτηρίου πινέτω.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread and drink of this cup:
29 Ὁ γὰρ ἐσθίων καὶ πίνων κρίμα ἑαυτῷ, ἐσθίει καὶ πίνει μὴ διακρίνων τὸ σῶμα.
for he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgement against himself, not distinguishing the Lord's body.
30 Διὰ τοῦτο ἐν ὑμῖν πολλοὶ ἀσθενεῖς καὶ ἄρρωστοι, καὶ κοιμῶνται ἱκανοί.
For this many among you are weak and infirm, and several are fallen asleep.
31 Εἰ δὲ ἑαυτοὺς διεκρίνομεν, οὐκ ἂν ἐκρινόμεθα.
If then we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged:
32 Κρινόμενοι δὲ ὑπὸ τοῦ ˚Κυρίου, παιδευόμεθα, ἵνα μὴ σὺν τῷ κόσμῳ κατακριθῶμεν.
but when judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
33 Ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου, συνερχόμενοι εἰς τὸ φαγεῖν, ἀλλήλους ἐκδέχεσθε.
Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait for one another:
34 Εἴ τις πεινᾷ, ἐν οἴκῳ ἐσθιέτω, ἵνα μὴ εἰς κρίμα συνέρχησθε. Τὰ δὲ λοιπὰ, ὡς ἂν ἔλθω, διατάξομαι.
and if any one be hungry, let him eat at home, that ye may not come together to your condemnation. And as to other things, I will set them in order when I come.
