1 Corinthians 11
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1You should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. 2I'm grateful that you always remember me and that you are keeping to the teachings just as I passed them on to you. 3I do want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.#11:3. The meaning of “head” in this context is much discussed. In Scripture “head” can have to do with “origin,” “source,” or “authority.” 4A man's head is dishonored if he prays or prophesies with his head covered. 5A woman's head is dishonored if she prays or prophesies with her head uncovered—it's just as if she had her hair shaved off. 6If a woman's head is not covered, then she should have her head shaved. If it's scandalous for a woman to be shorn or shaven, then she should have her head covered. 7A man shouldn't cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God, while the woman is the glory of the man. 8Man didn't come from woman, but woman came from man; 9and man was not created for the woman, but the woman was created for the man. 10That's why the woman should have this sign of authority on her head out of respect for the watching angels.#11:10. As many commentators note, this is one of the most difficult verses in the New Testament to understand and translate. Some understand the “authority” as the head covering demonstrating the woman is respectable and has a position in relationship to man. Others see this as an “authority” to speak and prophesy, since this would not normally be a woman's role in this society. There are many other interpretations of this, as well as of the phrase literally translated “because of the angels.” 11Even so, from the Lord's perspective, the woman is as essential as the man, and the man as essential as the woman.#11:11. Literally, “nevertheless neither woman without man nor man without woman in the Lord.” 12As the woman came from the man, so the man comes from the woman#11:12. Referring back to Creation, where Eve is made from Adam, but from then on women gave birth to men.—but more importantly everything comes from God. 13Judge for yourselves: is it appropriate for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14Doesn't nature itself indicate that a man with long hair disgraces himself? 15However, a woman with long hair brings herself glory, because her hair is given to her as a covering. 16But if anyone wants to argue about this, we don't have any other custom than this, and neither do any other of God's churches.#11:16. Paul clearly indicates this is simply the way things work in practice in the church by using the word “custom” or “habit” rather than the word “rule” or “command.”
17Now in giving you the instructions that follow I can't commend you, because when you meet together you cause more harm than good! 18First of all, I hear that when you have church meetings that you are split into different factions, and I believe there's some truth to this. 19Of course such splits among you must happen so those who are genuine can prove themselves by their evidence! 20When you meet together you're not really celebrating the Lord's Supper at all. 21Some want to eat first before everyone else, leaving others hungry. Still others get drunk. 22Don't you have your own houses to eat and drink in? Do you look down on God's church, and humiliate those who are poor? What should I tell you? That you're doing really well? I have nothing good to say about you for doing this!
23For I received from the Lord what I passed on to you: the Lord Jesus on the night he was betrayed took some bread. 24After giving thanks, he broke the bread into pieces and said, “This bread is my body, which is given for you. Remember me by doing this.” 25In the same way he took the cup, after the meal, and said, “This cup is the new agreement#11:25. This translates the word often rendered as “covenant” which has limited use in modern English. The idea is of an agreement between two parties. In this case it is the relationship between God and human beings. sealed with my blood. Remember me when you drink it. 26For every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup you announce the Lord's death, until he returns.”
27So anyone who eats the bread or drinks from the Lord's cup in a dishonorable way will be guilty of doing wrong against the body and blood of the Lord. 28Let each person examine themselves, and then let them eat the bread and drink from the cup. 29Those who eat and drink bring judgment on themselves if they don't recognize their relationship with the body of the Lord. 30That's the reason why many of you are weak and sick, and some even have died. 31However, if we really examined ourselves, we would not be judged like this. 32But when we are judged, we are being disciplined by the Lord so that we won't be condemned along with the world. 33So my brothers and sisters, when you meet together to eat the Lord's Supper, wait for each other. 34If anyone is hungry, then eat at home so that when you meet together you won't bring condemnation on yourselves. I'll give you more directions when I visit.
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1 Corinthians 11
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1Follow me as I follow Christ. # 1Co 4:16; Php 3:17
Covering the Head in Worship
2I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions as I delivered them to you. # 1Co 4:17; 2Th 2:15 3But I would have you know that the head of the woman is the man, # Ge 3:16 the head of every man is Christ, # Eph 4:15 and the head of Christ is God. # 1Co 3:23 4Every man praying or prophesying having his head covered dishonors his head, 5but every woman who prays or prophesies # Ac 21:9 with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is the same as if she were shaved. # Dt 21:12 6For if the woman is not covered, let her also cut off her hair. But if it is a shame for a woman to have her hair cut off or shaved, let her be covered.
7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God. # Ge 5:1; Jas 3:9 But the woman is the glory of the man. 8The man is not from the woman, but the woman from the man. # Ge 2:21–23; 1Ti 2:13 9The man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man. # Ge 2:18 10For this reason the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of the angels. 11Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man in the Lord. 12For just as the woman came from the man, so the man comes through the woman, but all things come from God. # Ro 11:36
13Judge for yourselves. # Lk 12:57 Is it proper for a woman to pray to God uncovered? 14Does not nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair it is a shame to him? 15But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given her for a covering. 16But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God. # 1Co 7:17; 1Th 2:14
Abusing the Lord’s Supper
17Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, # 1Co 11:2, 22 because you come together not for the better, but for the worse. 18First of all, when you come together as the church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. # 1Co 1:10–12; 3:3 19For there must also be factions among you so that those who are genuine may become evident among you. # Dt 13:3; 1Jn 2:19 20Therefore, when you come together into one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper. 21For in eating, each one eats his own supper ahead of others. One goes hungry, and another becomes drunk. # 2Pe 2:13; Jude 12 22What? Do you not have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? # Pr 17:5; 1Co 10:32 What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I do not praise you.
The Lord’s Supper
Mt 26:26–29; Mk 14:22–25; Lk 22:14–20
23For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: # 1Co 15:3 that the Lord Jesus, on the night in which He was betrayed, took bread. 24When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take and eat. This is My body which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” # 11:24 Mt 26:26; Mk 14:22; Lk 22:19. 25In the same manner He took the cup after He had supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. # Lk 22:20; 2Co 3:6 Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” # 11:25 Mt 26:27–28; Mk 14:24; Lk 22:20. 26As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. # Jn 21:22; 1Co 4:5
Partaking of the Supper Unworthily
27Therefore whoever eats this bread and drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. # Nu 9:10, 13; Heb 10:29 28Let a man examine himself, # 2Co 13:5; Gal 6:4 and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29For he who eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body. 30For this reason many are weak and unhealthy among you, and many die. 31If we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged. # 1Jn 1:9 32But when we are judged, we are disciplined by the Lord, so that we would not be condemned with the world.
33So, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. 34If anyone hungers, let him eat at home, so that you may not come together into condemnation. # 1Co 11:21–22
I will set the rest in order when I come. # 1Co 4:19
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