1 Corinthians 11

1 Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

2 Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

Now, I praise you, brethren, because you remember me in all things, and keep the traditions as I delivered them to you.

3 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.

But I wish you to know, that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

Every man that prays or prophesies, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

5 But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.

But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonors her head: for it is one and the same as if she was shaved.

6 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.

For if a woman has no vail on, let her also be shaved. But if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her have a vail.

7 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.

For a man ought not to vail his head, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.

8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man:

9 for man was not created for the woman, but woman for the man.

for the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

10 For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.

For this reason ought the woman to have a token of subjection on her head, on account of the angels.

11 Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.

But neither is the woman without the man, nor the: man without the woman, in the Lord.

12 For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.

For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman; but all things are of God.

13 Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?

Judge in yourselves, whether it is becoming that a woman pray to God unvailed.

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

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

15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a vail.

16 But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.

But if any one seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God.

17 But in giving you this command I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse.

But I praise you not in this, which I now mention, that you come together, not for the better, but for the worse.

18 For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

For, in the first place, when you come together in the church, I hear that there are schisms among you, and I partly believe it:

19 For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.

for there must be sects among you, that the approved may be made known among you.

20 When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat.

When, therefore, you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s supper;

21 For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunken.

for each one, in eating, takes before another, his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

22 What, do not you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God’s assembly and put them to shame who do not have enough? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I do not praise you.

What, have you not houses in which to eat and drink? or do you despise the church of God, and put those to shame who have nothing to eat? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

23 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.

For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: That the Lord Jesus, on the night in which he was delivered up, took bread;

24 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.”

and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said: Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of me.

25 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.”

In like manner also, the cup, after he had supped, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood: do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

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

For as often as you eat this bread, and drink this cup, you do show the Lord’s death till he come.

27 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.

Wherefore he that eats this bread, or drinks this cup of the Lord, in an improper manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of this bread, and drink of this cup:

29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not discern the Lord’s body.

for he that eats and drinks in an improper manner, eats and drinks condemnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

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

For this reason, many among you are weak and sick, and many sleep.

31 For if we discerned ourselves, we would not be judged.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged;

32 But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

but being judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

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

Wherefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, wait for one another:

34 But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.

and if any one is hungry, let him eat at home, that you come not together for condemnation. But other things I will set in order when I come.