1 Corinthians

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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;

8 For man is not of woman, But woman of man;

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

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

11 Howbeit neither is woman apart from man, Nor man apart from woman—in the 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.

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

14 Doth not even nature herself teach you—That if a man have long hair it is a dishonour 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.

16 But if anyone thinketh to be contentious We have no such custom,—Nor yet the assemblies 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.

18 For first of all—When ye come together in assembly I hear that divisions among you exist,—And in part I believe it;

19 For there must needs be even parties among you, That the approved [themselves] may become manifest among you.

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

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

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.

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,

24 And giving thanks brake it, and said—This is my body which is for you,—This 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.

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.

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.

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

29 For he that is eating and drinking—Judgment unto himself doth eat and drink,—If he be not setting apart the body.

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

31 If however we had been setting ourselves apart We had not in that case been coming under judgment;

32 But being brought under judgment By the Lord are we being disciplined, Lest with the world we should be condemned.

33 So then, my brethren,—When ye come together for the eating Unto one another be giving welcome:—

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.