1 Corinthians 11

1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ.

Become my imitators, just as I am Christ's.

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] to you.

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things and hold the traditions just 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] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.

But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, while a wife's head is the man and Christ's head is God.

4 Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head.

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

5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her own head—it is one and the same as if it had been shaved.

6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

So if a woman does not cover herself, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.

7 For a man indeed ought not to cover [his] head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

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

8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

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

9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

and neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man

10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on [her] head because of the angels.

—for this reason the woman needs to have authority upon her head, because of the angels—

11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

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

12 For as the woman [is] of the man, even so [is] the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

Because as the woman came from the man, so also the man comes through the woman; but all things are from God.

13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

Judge among yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God uncovered?

14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto 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 have long hair, it is a glory to her: for [her] hair is given her for a covering.

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

16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

But if anyone decides to be contentious, neither we nor the congregations of God have any other practice.

17 Now in this that I declare [unto you] I praise [you] not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, since you are not coming together for the better but for the worse.

18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

Because, to begin, I hear that when you come together in an assembly there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.

19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

For there would really need to be factions among you so that the ‘approved’ ones may be recognized among you.

20 When ye come together therefore into one place, [this] is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

So when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper.

21 For in eating every one taketh before [other] his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

Because in eating, each one tries to get his meal first, and one goes hungry while another gets drunk!

22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise [you] not.

Now really, do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise God's congregation, and humiliate those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? Indeed not!

23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the [same] night in which he was betrayed took bread:

For I received from the Lord that which I also transmitted to you: The Lord Jesus, during the night in which He was betrayed, took bread;

24 And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said: “Take, eat; this is my body that is being broken on your behalf; do this in remembrance of me.”

25 After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.

In the same way, after they had dined, He took the cup, saying: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

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

For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death, until He comes.

27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink [this] cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

So then whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord's cup unworthily will be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord.

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

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

29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

Because he who eats and drinks unworthily eats and drinks judgment to himself, not distinguishing the Lord's body.

30 For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

Because of this many among you are weak and sick, and a good many have died.

31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

If we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

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

33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

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

34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come.

But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together into judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.