Berean Standard Bible

1 Corinthians 11

1You are toγίνεσθεginestheG1096imitateΜιμηταίMimētaiG3402meκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IG2504imitateChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

2NowδὲdeG1161I commendἘπαινῶEpainōG1867youὑμᾶςhumasG4771forὅτιhotiG3754rememberingμέμνησθε,memnēstheG3403meG1473in everythingπάνταpantaG3956andκαὶkaiG2532formaintainingκατέχετε.¶katecheteG2722theτὰςtasG3588traditionsπαραδόσειςparadoseisG3862,just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I passed them onπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860to youὑμῖνhuminG4771.

3ButδὲdeG1161I wantΘέλωThelōG2309youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to understandG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754theἡhēG3588headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of everyπαντὸςpantosG3956manἀνδρὸςandrosG435isἐστιν,estinG1510ὁhoG3588ChristΧριστόςChristosG5547,andδὲdeG1161theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of the womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135ὁhoG3588ismanἀνήρ·anērG435,andδὲdeG1161theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ὁhoG3588isGodθεός.¶theosG2316.

4EveryΠᾶςPasG3956manἀνὴρanērG435whopraysπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336orἢēG2228prophesiesπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395withἔχωνechōnG2192hisheadκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776coveredκατὰkataG2596dishonorsκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

5AndδὲdeG1161everyπᾶσαpasaG3956womanγυνὴgunēG1135whopraysπροσευχομένηproseuchomenēG4336orἢēG2228prophesiesπροφητεύουσαprophēteuousaG4395withτῇtēaG3588herheadκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776uncoveredἀκατακαλύπτῳakatakaluptōG177dishonorsκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617herαὐτῆς·autēsG846τὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,forγάρgarG1063it isἐστινestinG1510justἓν καὶ τὸ αὐτὸhen kai to autoG1520 G2532 G3588 G846as ifτῇtēaG3588her head were shavedἐξυρημένῃ.exurēmenēG3587.

6γὰρgarG1063IfεἰeiG1487a womanγυνή,gunēG1135does notοὐouG3756cover her headκατακαλύπτεταιkatakaluptetaiG2619καὶkaiG2532,she should have her hair cut offκειράσθω·keirasthōG2751.AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487it isshamefulαἰσχρὸνaischronG150for a womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135τὸtoG3588to have her hair cutκείρασθαιkeirasthaiG2751orἢēG2228shaved offξυρᾶσθαι,xurasthaiG3587,she should cover her headκατακαλυπτέσθω.¶katakaluptesthōG2619.

7γὰρgarG1063μὲνmenG3303A manἈνὴρAnērG435oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784notοὐκoukG3756to coverκατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakaluptesthaiG2619hisτὴνtēnG3588headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776, sincehe isὑπάρχων·huparchōnG5225theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504andκαὶkaiG2532gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;butδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135isἐστιν·estinG1510thegloryδόξαdoxaG1391of manἀνδρόςandrosG435.

8ForγάρgarG1063manἀνὴρanērG435did not comeοὐ ἐστινou estinG1510 G3756fromἐκekG1537womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,butἀλλὰallaG235womanγυνὴgunēG1135fromἐξexG1537manἀνδρός·androsG435.

9Neitherκαὶ γὰρ οὐκkai gar oukG2532 G1063 G3756was manἀνὴρanērG435createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936forδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135,butἀλλὰallaG235womanγυνὴgunēG1135forδιὰdiaG1223τὸνtonG3588manἄνδρα·andraG435.

10For this reasonδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778ἡhēG3588a womanγυνὴgunēG1135oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784to haveἔχεινecheinG2192a sign of authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849onἐπὶepiG1909herτῆςtēsG3588headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,because ofδιὰdiaG1223theτοὺςtousG3588angelsἀγγέλους.angelousG32.

11InἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962,howeverπλὴνplēnG4133,womanγυνὴgunēG1135isnotοὔτεouteG3777independentχωρὶςchōrisG5565ofmanἀνδρὸςandrosG435,norοὔτεouteG3777ismanἀνὴρanērG435independentχωρὶςchōrisG5565of womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135.

12ForγὰρgarG1063just asὥσπερhōsperG5618ἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135camefromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588manἀνὴρanērG435isborn ofδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135.ButδὲdeG1161τὰtaG3588everythingπάνταpantaG3956comesfromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13Judgeκρίνατε·krinateG2919forἐνenG1722yourselvesὑμῖν αὐτοῖςhumin autoisG4771 G846:Is itἐστὶνestinG1510properπρέπονpreponG4241for a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135to prayπροσεύχεσθαι;proseuchesthaiG4336τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316with her head uncoveredἀκατακάλυπτονakatakaluptonG177?

14Doesn’tοὐδὲoudeG3761natureφύσιςphusisG5449itselfαὐτὴautēG846ἡhēG3588teachδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321youὑμᾶςhumasG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754ifμὲν ἐὰνmen eanG3303 G1437a manἀνὴρanērG435has long hairκομᾷ,komaG2863,it isἐστιν,estinG1510a disgraceἀτιμίαatimiaG819to himαὐτῷautōG846,

15butδὲdeG1161thatifἐὰνeanG1437a womanγυνὴgunēG1135has long hairκομᾷ,komaG2863,it isἐστιν;estinG1510herαὐτῇautēaG846gloryδόξαdoxaG1391?ForὅτιhotiG3754ἡhēG3588long hairκόμηkomēG2864is givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to herαὐτῇ·autēaG846asἀντὶantiG473a coveringπεριβολαίουperibolaiouG4018.

16δέdeG1161IfεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is inclined to disputeδοκεῖ φιλόνεικοςdokei philoneikosG1380 G1510 G5380this,weG1473haveἔχομενechomenG2192noοὐκoukG3756otherτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108practiceσυνήθειανsunētheianG4914,norοὐδὲoudeG3761dotheαἱhaiG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

Sharing in the Lord’s Supper

(Matthew 26:20–30; Mark 14:17–26; Luke 22:14–23)

17δὲdeG1161In theΤοῦτοToutoG3778followinginstructionsπαραγγέλλωνparangellōnG3853I have no praise to offerοὐκ ἐπαινῶouk epainōG3756 G1867,becauseὅτιhotiG3754your gatheringsσυνέρχεσθε.¶sunerchestheG4905do more harmοὐκ εἰς τὸ ἀλλ᾽ ἧσσονouk eis to all᾽ hēssonG3756 G235 G1519 G3588 G2276than goodκρεῖσσον εἰς τὸkreisson eis toG1519 G3588 G2908.

18First of allμὲν γὰρmen garG1063 G3303 G4412,I hear thatἀκούωakouōG191whenyouὑμῶνhumōnG4771come togetherσυνερχομένωνsunerchomenōnG4905asἐνenG1722a churchἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaG1577,there areὑπάρχειν,huparcheinG5225divisionsσχίσματαschismataG4978amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532in partμέροςmerosG3313I believeπιστεύω·pisteuōG4100itτιtiG5100.

19AndκαὶkaiG2532indeedγὰρgarG1063,there mustδεῖdeiG1163beG1510differencesαἱρέσειςhaireseisG139amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771toἵναinaG2443showφανεροὶ γένωνταιphaneroi genōntaiG1096 G5318καὶkaiG2532whichοἱhoiG3588ofἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771are approvedδόκιμοιdokimoiG1384.

20Now thenοὖνounG3767, whenyouὑμῶνhumōnG4771come togetherσυνερχομένων ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸsunerchomenōn epi to autoG4905 G1909 G3588 G846,it isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theLord’sκυριακὸνkuriakonG2960SupperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173you eatφαγεῖν·phageinG5315.

21ForγὰρgarG1063asἐνenG1722τὸtoG3588you eatφαγεῖν,phageinG5315,eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538of yougoes ahead without sharingπρολαμβάνειprolambaneiG4301hisτῷtōG3588ἴδιονidionG2398mealδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173.καὶkaiG2532WhileμὲνmenG3303oneὃςhosG3739remains hungryπεινᾷ,peinaG3983δὲdeG1161, anotherὃςhosG3739gets drunkμεθύει.methueiG3184.

22Don’tγὰρ οὐκgar oukG1063 G3756you haveἔχετεecheteG2192your ownμὴmēG3361homesοἰκίαςoikiasG3614inεἰςeisG1519whichτὸtoG3588to eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίνειν;pineinG4095?OrἢēG2228do you despiseκαταφρονεῖτεkataphroneiteG2706theτῆςtēsG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532humiliateκαταισχύνετεkataischuneteG2617those whoτοὺςtousG3588haveἔχοντας;echontasG2192nothingμὴmēG3361?WhatτίtiG5101can I sayεἴπωeipōG2036to youὑμῖν;huminG4771?Shall I praiseἐπαινέσωepainesōG1867youὑμᾶςhumasG4771forἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ;toutōG3778?NoοὐκoukG3756,I will notἐπαινῶ.epainōG1867!

23ForγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473receivedπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962whatὃhoG3739I also passed onκαὶ παρέδωκαkai paredōkaG2532 G3860to youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754:TheὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571ᾗhēG3739He was betrayedπαρεδίδετοparedidetoG3860,tookἔλαβενelabenG2983breadἄρτον,artonG740,

24andκαὶkaiG2532when He had given thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168,He brokeἔκλασενeklasenG2806itandκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036, “ThisτοῦτόtoutoG3778isἐστινestinG1510MyἐμὴνemēnG1473τὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whichτὸtoG3588isforὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771;doποιεῖτεpoieiteG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778inεἰςeisG1519remembranceἀνάμνησιν.anamnēsinG364τὴνtēnG3588of MeG1699.”

25In the same wayὡσαύτως καὶhōsautōs kaiG5615 G2532,afterμετὰmetaG3326τὸtoG3588supperδειπνῆσαιdeipnēsaiG1172He tooktheτὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778τὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221isἐστὶνestinG1510theἡhēG3588newκαινὴkainēG2537covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkēG1242inἐνenG1722MyG1699τῷtōG3588bloodαἵματι·aimatiG129;doποιεῖτε,poieiteG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,as often asὁσάκιςhosakisG3740you drinkἐὰν πίνητε,ean pinēteG1437 G4095it,inεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588remembranceἀνάμνησιν.anamnēsinG364of MeG1699.”

26ForγὰρgarG1063as often asὁσάκιςhosakisG3740you eatἐὰν ἐσθίητεean esthiēteG1437 G2068thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740andκαὶkaiG2532drinkπίνητε,pinēteG4095thisτὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221,you proclaimκαταγγέλλετεkatangelleteG2605theτὸνtonG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962τοῦtouG3588deathθάνατονthanatonG2288untilἄχρι οὗachri houG891 G3739He comesἔλθῃ.¶elthēG2064.

27ThereforeὭστεHōsteG5620,whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302eatsἐσθίῃesthiēG2068theτὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740orἢēG2228drinksπίνῃpinēG4095theτὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221of theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962in an unworthy mannerἀναξίωςanaxiōsG371will beἔσταιestaiG1510guilty of sinningἔνοχοςenochosG1777against theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983andκαὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129of theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.

28δὲdeG1161Each oneἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444must examineδοκιμαζέτωdokimazetōG1381himselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438beforeκαὶ οὕτωςkai houtōsG2532 G3779he eatsἐσθιέτωesthietōG2068ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588breadἄρτουartouG740andκαὶkaiG2532drinksπινέτω·pinetōG4095ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588cupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221.

29ForγὰρgarG1063anyone whoὁhoG3588eatsἐσθίωνesthiōnG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinksπίνωνpinōnG4095withoutμὴmēG3361recognizingδιακρίνωνdiakrinōnG1252theτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983eatsἐσθίειesthieiG2068andκαὶkaiG2532drinksπίνειpineiG4095judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917on himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438.

30That is whyδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771areweakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772andκαὶkaiG2532sickἄρρωστοι,arrōstoiG732,andκαὶkaiG2532a numberἱκανοί.hikanoiG2425of youhave fallen asleepκοιμῶνταιkoimōntaiG2837.

31NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487we judgedδιεκρίνομεν,diekrinomenG1252ourselves properlyἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,we would not come under judgmentοὐκ ἂν ἐκρινόμεθα·ouk an ekrinomethaG302 G3756 G2919.

32ButδὲdeG1161when we are judgedκρινόμενοιkrinomenoiG2919byὑπὸhupoG5259theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,we are being disciplinedπαιδευόμεθα,paideuomethaG3811so thatἵναinaG2443we will not be condemnedμὴ κατακριθῶμεν.¶mē katakrithōmenG3361 G2632withσὺνsunG4862theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.

33SoὭστε,HōsteG5620,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,when you come togetherσυνερχόμενοιsunerchomenoiG4905toεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588eatφαγεῖνphageinG5315,wait forἐκδέχεσθε·ekdechestheG1551one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240.

34IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is hungryπεινᾷ,peinaG3983,he should eatἐσθιέτω,esthietōG2068atἐνenG1722homeοἴκῳoikōG3624,so thatἵναinaG2443when you come togetherσυνέρχησθε.sunerchēstheG4905it will not resultμὴmēG3361inεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917.AndδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613I comeἂν ἔλθωan elthōG302 G2064,I will give instructionsδιατάξομαι.¶diataxomaiG1299about theτὰtaG3588remaining mattersλοιπὰloipaG3062.

Sharing in the Lord’s Supper

(Matthew 26:20–30; Mark 14:17–26; Luke 22:14–23)

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11