1 Corinthians 11
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1 Corinthians 11
1¶ Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2Now I praise you, brothers, that ye remember me in all things and retain my instructions the same as I spoke unto you.
3But I would have you know that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.
4Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonours his head.
5But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonours her head, for that is even the same as if she were shaven.
6For if the woman is not covered, let her also be shorn; but if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.
8For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.
9Neither was the man created for the woman, but the woman for the man.
10For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her head: because of the angels.
11Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
12For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
13Judge in yourselves: is it honest that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
14Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man lets his hair grow, it is dishonest?
15But if a woman lets her hair grow, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given her for a covering.
16With all this, if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God.
17¶ Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not: that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.
18For first of all, when ye come together in the congregation, {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it.
19For it is expedient that there also be heresies among you, so that those who are proved may become manifest among you.
20So that when ye come together in one place, this is not eating the Lord’s supper.
21For in eating, each one takes his own supper first: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
22What? Do ye not have houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
23¶ For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread;
24and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you; this do in remembrance of me.
25After the same manner also he took the cup, after he had eaten supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood; do this each time that ye drink, in remembrance of me.
26For each time that ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye declare the Lord’s death until he comes.
27Therefore whoever shall eat this bread and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
28But let each man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29For he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.
30For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.
31For if we would examine ourselves, we should not be judged.
32But being judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
33Therefore, my brothers, when ye come together to eat, wait for one another.
34And if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home; that ye not come together unto judgment. And I will set the rest in order when I come.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
1 Corinthians 11
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1Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
Being Under Authority
2I praise you because you remember me in everything. You follow closely the teachings that I gave you. 3But I want you to understand this: The head of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man.# This could also mean “her husband.” And the head of Christ is God. 4Every man who prophesies or prays with his head covered brings shame to his head. 5But every woman who prays or prophesies should have her head covered. If her head is not covered, she brings shame to her head. She is the same as a woman who has her head shaved. 6If a woman does not cover her head, it is the same as cutting off all her hair. But it is shameful for a woman to cut off her hair or to shave her head. So she should cover her head. 7But a man should not cover his head, because he is made like God and is God’s glory. But woman is man’s glory. 8Man did not come from woman, but woman came from man. 9And man was not made for woman. Woman was made for man. 10So that is why a woman should have her head covered with something to show that she is under authority. And also she should do this because of the angels.
11But in the Lord the woman is important to the man, and the man is important to the woman. 12This is true because woman came from man, but also man is born from woman. Really, everything comes from God. 13Decide this for yourselves: Is it right for a woman to pray to God without something on her head? 14Even nature itself teaches you that wearing long hair is shameful for a man. 15But wearing long hair is a woman’s honor. Long hair is given to the woman to cover her head. 16Some people may still want to argue about this. But I would add that neither we nor the churches of God accept any other practice.
The Lord’s Supper
17In the things I tell you now I do not praise you. Your meetings hurt you more than they help you. 18First, I hear that when you meet together as a church you are divided. And I believe some of this. 19(It is necessary for there to be differences among you. That is the way to make it clear which of you are really doing right.) 20When you all come together, you are not really eating the Lord’s Supper.# The meal Jesus told his followers to eat to remember him (Luke 22:14–20). 21This is because when you eat, each person eats without waiting for the others. Some people do not get enough to eat, while others have too much to drink. 22You can eat and drink in your own homes! It seems that you think God’s church is not important. You embarrass those who are poor. What should I tell you? Should I praise you for doing this? I do not praise you.
23The teaching that I gave you is the same teaching that I received from the Lord: On the night when Jesus was handed over to be killed, he took bread 24and gave thanks for it. Then he broke the bread and said, “This is my body; it is# Some Greek copies read “it is broken.” for you. Do this to remember me.” 25In the same way, after they ate, Jesus took the cup. He said, “This cup shows the new agreement from God to his people. This new agreement begins with the blood of my death. When you drink this, do it to remember me.” 26Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you show others about the Lord’s death until he comes.
27So a person should not eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in a way that is not worthy of it. If he does he is sinning against the body and the blood of the Lord. 28Everyone should look into his own heart before he eats the bread and drinks the cup. 29If someone eats the bread and drinks the cup without recognizing the body, then he is judged guilty by eating and drinking. 30That is why many in your group are sick and weak. And some of you have died. 31But if we judged ourselves in the right way, then God would not judge us. 32But when the Lord judges us, he disciplines us to show us the right way. He does this so that we will not be destroyed along with the world.
33So my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other. 34If anyone is too hungry, he should eat at home. Do this so that your meeting together will not bring God’s judgment on you. I will tell you what to do about the other things when I come.
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