1 Corinthians 11

1You are toG1096 imitateG3402 meG1473, just asG2531 IG2504 imitate ChristG5547.

2NowG1161 I commendG1867 youG4771 forG3754 rememberingG3403 meG1473 in everythingG3956 andG2532 for maintainingG2722 theG3588 traditionsG3862, just asG2531 I passed them onG3860 to youG4771. 3ButG1161 I wantG2309 youG4771 to understandG1492 thatG3754 theG3588 headG2776 of everyG3956 manG435 isG1510 ChristG5547, andG1161 the headG2776 of the womanG1135 is manG435, andG1161 the headG2776 of ChristG5547 is GodG2316.

4EveryG3956 manG435 who praysG4336 orG2228 prophesiesG4395 withG2192 his headG2776 coveredG2596 dishonorsG2617 hisG846 headG2776. 5AndG1161 everyG3956 womanG1135 who praysG4336 orG2228 prophesiesG4395 withG3588 her headG2776 uncoveredG177 dishonorsG2617 herG846 headG2776, forG1063 it isG1510 justG1520G2532G3588G846 as if her head were shavedG3587. 6IfG1487 a womanG1135 does notG3756 cover her headG2619, she should have her hair cut offG2751. AndG1161 ifG1487 it is shamefulG150 for a womanG1135 to have her hair cutG2751 orG2228 shaved offG3587, she should cover her headG2619.

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A manG435 oughtG3784 notG3756 to coverG2619 his headG2776, since he isG5225 the imageG1504 andG2532 gloryG1391 of GodG2316; butG1161 theG3588 womanG1135 isG1510 the gloryG1391 of manG435. 8ForG1063 manG435 did not comeG1510G3756 fromG1537 womanG1135, butG235 womanG1135 fromG1537 manG435. 9NeitherG2532G1063G3756 was manG435 createdG2936 forG1223 womanG1135, butG235 womanG1135 forG1223 manG435. 10For this reasonG1223G3778 a womanG1135 oughtG3784 to haveG2192 a sign of authorityG1849 onG19091 her headG2776, because ofG1223 theG3588 angelsG32.

11InG1722 the LordG2962, howeverG4133, womanG1135 is notG3777 independentG5565 of manG435, norG3777 is manG435 independentG5565 of womanG1135. 12ForG1063 just asG5618 womanG1135 came fromG1537 manG435, soG3779 alsoG2532 manG435 is born ofG1223 womanG1135. ButG1161 everythingG3956 comes fromG1537 GodG2316.

13JudgeG2919 forG1722 yourselvesG4771G846: Is itG1510 properG4241 for a womanG1135 to prayG4336 to GodG2316 with her head uncoveredG177? 14Doesn’tG3761 natureG5449 itselfG846 teachG1321 youG4771 thatG3754 ifG3303G1437 a manG435 has long hairG2863, it isG1510 a disgraceG819 to himG846, 15butG1161 that ifG1437 a womanG1135 has long hairG2863, it isG1510 herG846 gloryG1391? ForG3754 long hairG2864 is givenG1325 to herG846 asG473 a coveringG4018. 16IfG1487 anyoneG5100 is inclined to disputeG1380G1510G5380 this, weG1473 haveG2192 noG3756 other practiceG4914, norG3761 do theG3588 churchesG1577 of GodG2316.

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Sharing in the Lord’s Supper

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

In theG3778 following instructionsG3853 I have no praise to offerG3756G1867, becauseG3754 your gatheringsG4905 do more harmG3756G235G1519G3588G2276 than goodG1519G3588G2908. 18First of allG1063G3303G4412, I hear thatG191 when youG4771 come togetherG4905 asG1722 a churchG1577, there areG5225 divisionsG4978 amongG1722 youG4771, andG2532 in partG3313 I believeG4100 itG5100. 19AndG2532 indeedG1063, there mustG1163 beG1510 differencesG139 amongG1722 youG4771 toG2443 showG1096G5318 whichG3588 ofG1722 youG4771 are approvedG1384.

20Now thenG3767, when youG4771 come togetherG4905G1909G3588G846, it isG1510 notG3756 the Lord’sG2960 SupperG1173 you eatG5315. 21ForG1063 asG1722 you eatG5315, eachG1538 of you goes ahead without sharingG4301 hisG3588 mealG1173.2 WhileG3303 one remains hungryG3983, another gets drunkG3184. 22Don’tG1063G3756 you haveG2192 your own homesG3614 inG1519 whichG3588 to eatG2068 andG2532 drinkG4095? OrG2228 do you despiseG2706 theG3588 churchG1577 of GodG2316 andG2532 humiliateG2617 those whoG3588 haveG2192 nothingG3361? WhatG5101 can I sayG2036 to youG4771? Shall I praiseG1867 youG4771 forG1722 thisG3778? NoG3756, I will notG1867!

23ForG1063 IG1473 receivedG3880 fromG575 theG3588 LordG2962 whatG3739 I also passed onG2532G3860 to youG4771: TheG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424, onG1722 theG3588 nightG3571 He was betrayedG3860, tookG2983 breadG740, 24andG2532 when He had given thanksG2168, He brokeG2806 it andG2532 saidG2036, “ThisG3778 isG1510 MyG1473 bodyG4983, whichG3588 is forG5228 youG4771;3 doG4160 thisG3778 inG1519 remembranceG364 of MeG1699.” 25In the same wayG5615G2532, afterG3326 supperG1172 He took theG3588 cupG4221, sayingG3004, “ThisG3778 cupG4221 isG1510 theG3588 newG2537 covenantG1242 inG1722 MyG1699 bloodG129; doG4160 thisG3778, as often asG3740 you drinkG1437G4095 it, inG1519 remembranceG364 of MeG1699.” 26ForG1063 as often asG3740 you eatG1437G2068 thisG3778 breadG740 andG2532 drinkG4095 this cupG4221, you proclaimG2605 theG3588 Lord’sG2962 deathG2288 untilG891G3739 He comesG2064.

27ThereforeG5620, whoeverG3739G302 eatsG2068 theG3588 breadG740 orG2228 drinksG4095 theG3588 cupG4221 of theG3588 LordG2962 in an unworthy mannerG371 will beG1510 guilty of sinningG1777 against theG35884 bodyG4983 andG2532 bloodG129 of theG3588 LordG2962. 28Each oneG444 must examineG1381 himselfG1438 before he eatsG2068 ofG1537 theG3588 breadG740 andG2532 drinksG4095 ofG1537 theG3588 cupG4221. 29ForG1063 anyone whoG3588 eatsG2068 andG2532 drinksG4095 withoutG3361 recognizingG1252 theG3588 bodyG49835 eatsG2068 andG2532 drinksG4095 judgmentG2917 on himselfG1438. 30That is whyG1223G3778 manyG4183 amongG1722 youG4771 are weakG772 andG2532 sickG732, andG2532 a numberG2425 of you have fallen asleepG2837.

31NowG1161 ifG1487 we judgedG1252 ourselves properlyG1438, we would not come under judgmentG302G3756G2919. 32ButG1161 when we are judgedG2919 byG5259 theG3588 LordG2962, we are being disciplinedG3811 so thatG2443 we will not be condemnedG3361G2632 withG4862 theG3588 worldG2889.

33SoG5620, myG1473 brothersG80, when you come togetherG4905 toG1519 eatG5315, wait forG1551 one anotherG240. 34IfG1487 anyoneG5100 is hungryG3983, he should eatG2068 atG1722 homeG3624, so thatG2443 when you come togetherG4905 it will not result inG1519 judgmentG2917. AndG1161 whenG5613 I comeG302G2064, I will give instructionsG1299 about theG3588 remaining mattersG3062.