1 Corinthians 11

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1 Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.	1 Be imitators of me, as I also am of Christ.
2 I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold fast to the traditions, just as I handed them on to you.	2 Now I praise you, brothers, because you are mindful of me in everything, in such a way as to hold to my precepts as I have handed them down to you.
3 But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and a husband the head of his wife, and God the head of Christ.	3 So I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ. But the head of woman is man. Yet truly, the head of Christ is God.
4 Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered brings shame upon his head.	4 Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered disgraces his head.
5 But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled brings shame upon her head, for it is one and the same thing as if she had had her head shaved.	5 But every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered disgraces her head. For it is the same as if her head were shaven.
6 For if a woman does not have her head veiled, she may as well have her hair cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should wear a veil.	6 So if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off. Truly then, if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off, or to have her head shaven, then she should cover her head.
7 A man, on the other hand, should not cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.	7 Certainly, a man ought not to cover his head, for he is the image and glory of God. But woman is the glory of man.
8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;	8 For man is not of woman, but woman is of man.
9 nor was man created for woman, but woman for man;	9 And indeed, man was not created for woman, but woman was created for man.
10 for this reason a woman should have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.	10 Therefore, a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the Angels.
11 Woman is not independent of man or man of woman in the Lord.	11 Yet truly, man would not exist without woman, nor would woman exist without man, in the Lord.
12 For just as woman came from man, so man is born of woman; but all things are from God.	12 For just as woman came into existence from man, so also does man exist through woman. But all things are from God.
13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head unveiled?	13 Judge for yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God unveiled?
14 Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears his hair long it is a disgrace to him,	14 Does not even nature herself teach you that, indeed, if a man grows his hair long, it is a disgrace for him?
15 whereas if a woman has long hair it is her glory, because long hair has been given (her) for a covering?	15 Yet truly, if a woman grows her hair long, it is a glory for her, because her hair has been given to her as a covering.
16 But if anyone is inclined to be argumentative, we do not have such a custom, nor do the churches of God.	16 But if anyone has a mind to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor does the Church of God.
17 In giving this instruction, I do not praise the fact that your meetings are doing more harm than good.	17 Now I caution you, without praising, about this: that you assemble together, and not for better, but for worse.
18 First of all, I hear that when you meet as a church there are divisions among you, and to a degree I believe it;	18 First of all, indeed, I hear that when you assemble together in the church, there are schisms among you. And I believe this, in part.
19 there have to be factions among you in order that (also) those who are approved among you may become known.	19 For there must also be heresies, so that those who have been tested may be made manifest among you.
20 When you meet in one place, then, it is not to eat the Lord's supper,	20 And so, when you assemble together as one, it is no longer in order to eat the Lord’s supper.
21 for in eating, each one goes ahead with his own supper, and one goes hungry while another gets drunk.	21 For each one first takes his own supper to eat. And as a result, one person is hungry, while another is inebriated.
22 Do you not have houses in which you can eat and drink? Or do you show contempt for the church of God and make those who have nothing feel ashamed? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this matter I do not praise you.	22 Do you not have houses, in which to eat and drink? Or do you have such contempt for the Church of God that you would confound those who do not have such contempt? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I am not praising you in this.
23 For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread,	23 For I have received from the Lord what I have also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the same night that he was handed over, took bread,
24 and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."	24 and giving thanks, he broke it, and said: “Take and eat. This is my body, which shall be given up for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”
25 In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."	25 Similarly also, the cup, after he had eaten supper, 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 the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.	26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord, until he returns.
27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord.	27 And so, whoever eats this bread, or drinks from the cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be liable of the body and blood of the Lord.
28 A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup.	28 But let a man examine himself, and, in this way, let him eat from that bread, and drink from that cup.
29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.	29 For whoever eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks a sentence against himself, not discerning it to be the body of the Lord.
30 That is why many among you are ill and infirm, and a considerable number are dying.	30 As a result, many are weak and sick among you, and many have fallen asleep.
31 If we discerned ourselves, we would not be under judgment;	31 But if we ourselves were discerning, then certainly we would not be judged.
32 but since we are judged by (the) Lord, we are being disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.	32 Yet when we are judged, we are being corrected by the Lord, so that we might not be condemned along with this world.
33 Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.	33 And so, my brothers, when you assemble together to eat, be attentive to one another.
34 If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that your meetings may not result in judgment. The other matters I shall set in order when I come.	34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that you may not assemble together unto judgment. As for the rest, I will set it in order when I arrive.