Revised Version 1895

1 Corinthians 11

1BeG1096yeimitatorsΜιμηταίMimētaiG3402ofG1096meG1473, evenasκαθὼςkathōsG2531IG1473alsoG2504amG1096ofG1096ChristΧριστοῦ.¶ChristouG5547.

2NowδὲdeG1161IG1473praiseἘπαινῶEpainōG1867youG5210thatὅτιhotiG3754yerememberμέμνησθε,memnēstheG3403meG1473inG2532allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956,andG2532holdG2722fastG2722theG3956traditionsπαραδόσειςparadoseisG3862,evenG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531IG1473deliveredπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860themG3860toG2532youG5210.

3ButδὲdeG1161IG3754wouldG5547haveG1510youG5210knowG1492,thatG3754theG3956headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofG2316everyG3956manἀνδρὸςandrosG435isG1510ChristΧριστόςChristosG5547;andδὲdeG1161theG3956headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofG2316theG3956womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135isG1510theG3956manἀνήρ·anērG435;andδὲdeG1161theG3956headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776ofG2316ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547isG1510Godθεός.¶theosG2316.

4EveryΠᾶςPasG3956manἀνὴρanērG435prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336orἢēG2228prophesyingπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395,havingG2192hisG846headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776coveredG2192, dishonourethhisG846headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

5ButδὲdeG1161everyG3956womanγυνὴgunēG1135prayingπροσευχομένηproseuchomenēG4336orἢēG2228prophesyingπροφητεύουσαprophēteuousaG4395withG2532herG846headκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776unveiled dishonourethherG846headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776:forγάρgarG1063itG846isG1510oneἓνhenG1520andG2532theG3956sameG846thingG1520asG2532ifG2532sheG846wereG1510shaven.

6ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487awomanγυνή,gunēG1135isnotοὐouG3756veiled,letG2228herG1135alsoκαὶkaiG2532beG2532shorn:butG1161ifεἰeiG1487itG1161is a shametoG2532awomanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135toG2532beG2532shornorG2228shaven,letG2228herG1135beG2532veiled.

7ForγὰρgarG1063aG1510manἈνὴρAnērG435indeedG2532oughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784notοὐκoukG3756toG2532haveG1510hisG2532headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776veiled, forasmuchasG2532heG2532isG1510theG3588imageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504andG2532gloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316:butδὲdeG1161theG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135isG1510theG3588gloryδόξαdoxaG1391ofG2316theG3588manἀνδρόςandrosG435.

8ForγάρgarG1063theG1510manἀνὴρanērG435isG1510notοὐouG3756ofἐκekG1537theG1510womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135;butἀλλὰallaG235theG1510womanγυνὴgunēG1135ofἐξexG1537theG1510manἀνδρός·androsG435:

9forG1063neitherοὐκoukG3756wastheG3588manἀνὴρanērG435createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936forG1063theG3588womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135;butἀλλὰallaG235theG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135forG1063theG3588manἄνδρα·andraG435:

10forG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causeoughtὀφείλειopheileiG3784theG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135toG1909have a signofG1223authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849onG1909herἔχεινecheinG2192headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,becauseG1223ofG1223theG3588angelsἀγγέλους.angelousG32.

11HowbeitneitherοὔτεouteG3777istheG1722womanγυνὴgunēG1135withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565theG1722manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,norοὔτεouteG3777theG1722manἀνὴρanērG435withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565theG1722womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,inG1722theG1722Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962.

12ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618theG3956womanγυνὴgunēG1135isofἐκekG1537theG3956manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,soG2532istheG3956manἀνὴρanērG435alsoκαὶkaiG2532byδιὰdiaG1223theG3956womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135;butδὲdeG1161allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956areofἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13Judgeκρίνατε·krinateG2919yeinἐνenG1722yourselvesG846:isG1510itG846seemlythatG846aG1510womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135prayπροσεύχεσθαι;proseuchesthaiG4336untoGodθεῷtheōG2316unveiled?

14DothnotG3761evenοὐδὲoudeG3761natureφύσιςphusisG5449itselfG846teachδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321youG5210,thatὅτιhotiG3754,ifἐὰνeanG1437aG1510manἀνὴρanērG435haveG1510longκομᾷ,komaG2863hairG2863,itG846isG1510aG1510dishonourtoG846himG846?

15ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437aG1510womanγυνὴgunēG1135haveG1510longκομᾷ,komaG2863hairG2863,itG846isG1510aG1510gloryδόξαdoxaG1391toG1325herG846:forG3754herG846hairG2863isG1510givenG1325herG846forG3754aG1510coveringπεριβολαίουperibolaiouG4018.

16ButδέdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487anyG5100manG5100seemethtoG5100beG1510contentiousφιλόνεικοςphiloneikosG5380,weG2249havenoG3756suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108customσυνήθειανsunētheianG4914,neitherG3756theG3588churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577ofG2316Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

17ButG1161inG1519givingG3853youG3754thisG3778chargeG3853,IG3778praiseἐπαινῶepainōG1867youG3754notοὐκoukG3756,thatG3754yecomeσυνέρχεσθε.¶sunerchestheG4905togetherG4905notοὐκoukG3756forG1519theτὸtoG3588betterG2909butG1161forG1519theτὸtoG3588worse.

18ForγὰρgarG1063firstΠρῶτονPrōtonG4413ofG1577allG4413,whenG2532yecomeG4905togetherσυνερχομένωνsunerchomenōnG4905inἐνenG1722theG2532churchG1577,IG2532hearἀκούωakouōG191thatG191divisionsσχίσματαschismataG4978existὑπάρχειν,huparcheinG5225amongἐνenG1722youG5210;andG2532IG2532partlybelieveπιστεύω·pisteuōG4100itG191.

19ForγὰρgarG1063thereG1510mustbeG1510alsoG2532heresiesαἱρέσειςhaireseisG139amongἐνenG1722youG5210,thatἵναinaG2443theyG2532whichοἱhoiG3588areG1510approvedδόκιμοιdokimoiG1384mayG2532beG1510madeγένωνταιgenōntaiG1096manifestamongἐνenG1722youG5210.

20WhenG3767thereforeοὖνounG3767yeassembleG4905yourselvesG846togetherG4905,itG846isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756possibletoἐπὶepiG1909eatG2068theτὸtoG3588Lord’sκυριακὸνkuriakonG2960supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173:

21forγὰρgarG1063inG1722yourG2532eatingG2068eachG1538oneἕκαστοςhekastosG1538takethbeforeG1722otherδὲdeG1161hisG3739ownἴδιονidionG2398supperδεῖπνονdeipnonG1173;andG2532oneG1538ishungryπεινᾷ,peinaG3983,andG2532another is drunken.

22WhatG5101? have yenotG3756housesοἰκίαςoikiasG3614toG1519eatἐσθίεινesthieinG2068andG2532toG1519drinkπίνειν;pineinG4095inG1722?orἢēG2228despiseκαταφρονεῖτεkataphroneiteG2706yetheG3588churchἐκκλησίαςekklēsiasG1577ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316,andG2532putthemG1722toG1519shameκαταισχύνετεkataischuneteG2617thatG3004havenotG3756?WhatG5101shallG3778IG2532sayG3004toG1519youG5210?shallG3778IG2532praiseἐπαινέσωepainesōG1867youG5210inG1722thisG3778?IG2532praiseἐπαινῶ.epainōG1867youG5210notG3756.

23ForγὰρgarG1063IG1473receivedG2983ofἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962thatG3754whichὃhoG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532IG1473deliveredπαρέδωκαparedōkaG3860untoyouG5210,howG3754thatG3754theὁhoG3588LordκύριοςkuriosG2962JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424inG1722theτῇtēaG3588nightνυκτὶnuktiG3571inG1722whichᾗhēG3739heG2532wasbetrayedπαρεδίδετοparedidetoG3860tookG2983breadἄρτον,artonG740;

24andG2532whenG2532heG2532hadG1510givenG2168thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168,heG2532brakeitG4160,andG2532saidG3004,ThisτοῦτόtoutoG3778isG1510myG1699bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,whichG3588isG1510forG1519youG5210:thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778doG4160inG1519remembranceἀνάμνησιν.anamnēsinG364ofG4983meG3004.

25InG1722likemannerὡσαύτωςhōsautōsG5615alsoκαὶkaiG2532theG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221,afterμετὰmetaG3326supperδειπνῆσαιdeipnēsaiG1172,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778cupποτήριονpotērionG4221isἐστὶνestinG1510theG3588newκαινὴkainēG2537covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkēG1242inG1722myG1699bloodαἵματι·aimatiG129:thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778doG4160,asG1519oftasG1519yedrinkπίνητε,pinēteG4095itG4160,inG1722remembranceἀνάμνησιν.anamnēsinG364ofG129meG3004.

26ForγὰρgarG1063asG2532oftenὁσάκιςhosakisG3740asG2532yeeatἐσθίητεesthiēteG2068thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778breadἄρτονartonG740,andG2532drinkπίνητε,pinēteG4095theG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221, yeproclaimκαταγγέλλετεkatangelleteG2605theG3588Lord’sκυρίουkuriouG2962deathθάνατονthanatonG2288tillheG2532comeἔλθῃ.¶elthēG2064.

27Wherefore whosoevershallG2532eatἐσθίῃesthiēG2068theτὸνtonG3588breadἄρτονartonG740orἢēG2228drinkπίνῃpinēG4095theτὸtoG3588cupποτήριονpotērionG4221ofG2962theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962unworthily,shallG2532beἔσταιestaiG1510guiltyἔνοχοςenochosG1777ofG2962theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983andG2532theτοῦtouG3588bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129ofG2962theτοῦtouG3588Lordκυρίου.kuriouG2962.

28ButδὲdeG1161letG1381amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444provehimselfἑαυτόν,he'autonG1438,andG2532soG2532letG1381himG2532eatἐσθιέτωesthietōG2068ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588breadἄρτουartouG740,andG2532drinkπινέτω·pinetōG4095ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588cupποτηρίουpotēriouG4221.

29ForγὰρgarG1063heG2532thatG1438eatethandG2532drinketh, eatethandG2532drinkethjudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917untohimselfG1438,ifG2532heG2532discernδιακρίνωνdiakrinōnG1252notμὴmēG3361theG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983.

30ForδιὰdiaG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778causemanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183amongἐνenG1722youG5210areweakἀσθενεῖςastheneisG772andG2532sickly,andG2532notG2532a fewsleepκοιμῶνταιkoimōntaiG2837.

31ButδὲdeG1161ifG1487weG1487discernedourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438,weG1487shouldnotG3756beG3756judgedἐκρινόμεθα·ekrinomethaG2919.

32ButG1161whenG1161weG1161arejudgedκρινόμενοιkrinomenoiG2919,weG1161are chastenedofG2962theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962,thatG2443weG1161mayG2443notμὴmēG3361beG2962condemnedκατακριθῶμεν.¶katakrithōmenG2632withσὺνsunG4862theτῷtōG3588worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889.

33Wherefore, mybrethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,whenG4905yecomeG4905togetherσυνερχόμενοιsunerchomenoiG4905toG1519eatG2068,waitἐκδέχεσθε·ekdechestheG1551oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240forG1519anotherG240.

34IfG1487anyG5100manG5100ishungryπεινᾷ,peinaG3983,letG2443himG1722eatἐσθιέτω,esthietōG2068athomeοἴκῳoikōG3624;thatG2443yourG1487comingἔλθωelthōG2064togetherσυνέρχησθε.sunerchēstheG4905beG5100notμὴmēG3361untojudgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917.AndδὲdeG1161theτὰtaG3588restλοιπὰloipaG3062willG5100IG1487setinG1722orderG2443whensoeverIG1487comeG2064.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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