1 B e ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Follow my way of thinking as I follow Christ. How Christian Women Should Live

2 N ow I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

I think you have done well because you always remember me and have followed the things I taught you.

3 B ut I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man. The husband is the head of his wife. God is the head of Christ.

4 E very man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.

If any man prays or preaches with his head covered, he does not give honor to Christ.

5 B ut every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.

Every woman who prays or preaches without her head covered does not respect her head. It is the same as if she had her hair cut off.

6 F or if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.

If a woman does not cover her head, she might as well cut off her hair also. If a woman is ashamed to have her hair cut off, she should cover her head.

7 F or a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Man is made like God and His shining-greatness. For this reason a man should not have his head covered when he prays or preaches, but the woman respects the man.

8 F or the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:

Man was not made from woman. Woman was made from man,

9 f or neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

and man was not made for woman. Woman was made for man.

10 f or this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

For this reason a woman should have a covering on her head. This shows she respects man. This is for the angels to see also.

11 N evertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.

In God’s plan women need men and men need women.

12 F or as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

Woman was made from man, but man is born of woman. God made all things.

13 J udge ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled?

Think this over yourselves. Does it look right for a woman to pray with no covering on her head?

14 D oth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

Have we not already learned that it is a shame for a man to have long hair?

15 B ut if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

But a woman can be proud to have long hair. Her hair is given to her for a covering.

16 B ut if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

If anyone wants to argue about this, my answer is that this is what we teach, and all the churches agree with me. How the Lord’s Supper Should Be Eaten

17 B ut in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.

While writing about these things, let me tell you what I think. Nothing good is coming from your meeting together.

18 F or first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.

First of all, I hear that when you meet together in the church you are divided into groups and you argue. I almost believe this is true.

19 F or there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.

For there must be different groups among you. In that way, those who are right will be seen from those who are wrong.

20 W hen therefore ye assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the Lord's supper:

When you gather together for your meetings, it is not to eat the Lord’s supper.

21 f or in your eating each one taketh before other his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

Each one is in a hurry to eat his own food first. He does not wait for others. In this way, one does not get enough food and drink. Others get too much and get drunk.

22 W hat, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.

You have your own homes to eat and drink in. Or do you hate the church of God and shame those who are poor? What am I to say to you? Am I to say you are right? No! I cannot say you are right in this. The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper

23 F or I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;

I have given you the teaching I received from the Lord. The night Jesus was handed over to the soldiers, He took bread.

24 a nd when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.

When He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take this bread and eat it. This is My body which is broken for you. Do this to remember Me.”

25 I n like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

In the same way after supper, He took the cup. He said, “This cup is the New Way of Worship made between God and you by My blood. Whenever you drink it, do it to remember Me.”

26 F or as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord's death till he come.

Every time you eat this bread and drink from this cup you are telling of the Lord’s death until He comes again.

27 W herefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

Anyone who eats the bread or drinks from the cup, if his spirit is not right with the Lord, will be guilty of sinning against the body and the blood of the Lord.

28 B ut let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

This is why a man should look into his own heart and life before eating the bread and drinking from the cup.

29 F or he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.

Anyone who eats the bread and drinks from the cup, if his spirit is not right with the Lord, will be guilty as he eats and drinks. He does not understand the meaning of the Lord’s body.

30 F or this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

This is why some of you are sick and weak, and some have died.

31 B ut if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged.

But if we would look into our own lives and see if we are guilty, then God would not have to say we are guilty.

32 B ut when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

When we are guilty, we are punished by the Lord so we will not be told we are guilty with the rest of the world.

33 W herefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait one for another.

Christian brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for each other.

34 I f any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I come.

If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home. Then he will not be guilty as you meet together. I will talk about the other things when I come.