1 Corinthians 11

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

Be ye 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.

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

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.

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.

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

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth 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.

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were 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.

For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to 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;

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

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

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

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

for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

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

for this cause ought the woman to have [a sign of] authority on her head, because of the angels.

11 Howbeit, neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart from woman—in the Lord;

Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the 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.

For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by 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?

Judge ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled?

14 Doth not, even nature herself, teach you—that, if, a man, have long hair, it is a dishonour to him;

Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor 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.

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

16 But, if anyone thinketh to be contentious, we, have no such custom, —nor yet the assemblies of God.

But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches 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.

But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.

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

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

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

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

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

When therefore ye assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the Lord’s supper:

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

for in your eating each one taketh before [other] his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

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.

What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I 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,

For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

24 And, giving thanks, brake it, and said—This, is my body, which is for you, —this, do ye, in remembrance of me;

and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do 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.

In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink [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.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord’s death till 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.

Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the 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;

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

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

For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.

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

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

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

But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged.

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

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

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

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

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.

If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I come.