1 Corinthians 11

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

So take me for your example, even as I take Christ for mine.

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 am pleased to see that you keep me in memory in all things, and that you give attention to the teaching which was handed down from me to you.

3 But I would have you know that the head of every man is Messiah, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Messiah is God.

But it is important for you to keep this fact in mind, 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 his head covered, dishonours his head.

Every man who takes part in prayer, or gives teaching as a prophet, with his head covered, puts shame on his head.

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

But every woman who does so with her head unveiled, puts shame on her head: for it is the same as if her hair was cut off.

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 is not veiled, let her hair be cut off; but if it is a shame to a woman to have her hair cut off, let her be veiled.

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 it is not right for a man to have his head covered, 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 did not come from the woman, but the woman from the man.

9 for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.

And the man was not made 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 it is right for the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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

But the woman is not separate from the man, and the man is not separate from 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 from the man, so the man is through the woman; but all things are from God.

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

Be judges yourselves of the question: does it seem right for a woman to take part in prayer unveiled?

14 Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonour to him?

Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame 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 covering.

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

But if any man will not be ruled in this question, this is not our way of doing things, and it is not done in the churches of God.

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

But in giving you this order, there is one thing about which I am not pleased: it is that when you come together it is 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 amongst you, and I partly believe it.

For first of all, it has come to my ears that when you come together in the church, there are divisions among you, and I take the statement to be true in part.

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

For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.

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

But now, when you come together, it is not possible to take the holy meal of the Lord:

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

For when you take your food, everyone takes his meal before the other; and one has not enough food, and another is the worse for drink.

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

What? have you not houses to take your meals in? or have you no respect for the church of God, putting the poor to shame? What am I to say to you? am I to give you praise? certainly not.

23 For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Yeshua on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.

For it was handed down to me from the Lord, as I gave it to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night when Judas was false to him, 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 it had been broken with an act of praise, he said, This is my body which is for you: do this in memory 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 the same way, with the cup, after the meal, he said, This cup is the new testament in my blood: do this, whenever you take it, in memory 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 whenever you take the bread and the cup you give witness to the Lord's death till he comes.

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.

If, then, anyone takes the bread or the cup of the Lord in the wrong spirit, he will be responsible for the body and 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 no man take of the bread and the cup without testing himself.

29 For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgement to himself if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body.

For a man puts himself in danger, if he takes part in the holy meal without being conscious that it is the Lord's body.

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

For this cause a number of you are feeble and ill, and a number are dead.

31 For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn’t be judged.

But if we were true judges of ourselves, punishment would not come on us.

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

But if punishment does come, it is sent by the Lord, so that we may be safe when the world is judged.

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

So then, my brothers, when you come together to the holy meal of the Lord, let there be waiting for one another.

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

If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.