1 Corinthians 11

Imitate^a me, just as I also imitate Christ.

Head Coverings

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to know that ^athe head of every man is Christ, ^bthe head of woman is man, and ^cthe head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or ^aprophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. 5 But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were ^ashaved. 6 For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is ^ashameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since ^ahe is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. 8 For man is not from woman, but woman ^afrom man. 9 Nor was man created for the woman, but woman ^afor the man. 10 For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless, ^aneither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord. 12 For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.
13 Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? 15 But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given ¹to her for a covering. 16 But ^aif anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, ^bnor do the churches of God.

Conduct at the Lord’s Supper

17 Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. 18 For first of all, when you come together as a church, ^aI hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. 19 For ^athere must also be factions among you, ^bthat those who are approved may be ¹recognized among you. 20 Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper. 21 For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and ^aanother is drunk. 22 What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise ^athe church of God and ^bshame ¹those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.

Institution of the Lord’s Supper

23 For ^aI received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: ^bthat the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, ¹“Take, eat; this is My body which is ²broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death ^atill He comes.

Examine Yourself

27 Therefore whoever eats ^athis bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and ¹blood of the Lord. 28 But ^alet a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For he who eats and drinks ¹in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the ²Lord’s body. 30 For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many ¹sleep. 31 For ^aif we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged, ^awe are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
33 Therefore, my brethren, when you ^acome together to eat, wait for one another. 34 But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together for judgment. And the rest I will set in order when I come.

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