1 ¶ Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

2 N ow I praise you, brothers, that ye remember me in all things and retain my instructions the same as I spoke unto you.

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

3 B ut 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.

But 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.

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

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

5 B ut every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonours her head, for that is even the same as if she were shaven.

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.

6 F or 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.

For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to be have her hair cut off or shaved, let her be covered.

7 F or 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.

For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.

8 F or the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.

For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

9 N either was the man created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.

10 F or this cause the woman ought to have authority over her head: because of the angels.

For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.

11 N evertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.

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

For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.

13 J udge in yourselves: is it honest that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?

14 D oes not even nature itself teach you that if a man lets his hair grow, it is dishonest?

Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

15 B ut if a woman lets her hair grow, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given her for a covering.

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.

16 W ith all this, if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the congregation of God.

But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.

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.

But in giving you this command, I don’t praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse.

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

For first of all, when you come together in the assembly, I hear that divisions exist among you, and I partly believe it.

19 F or it is expedient that there also be heresies among you, so that those who are proved may become manifest among you.

For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.

20 S o that when ye come together in one place, this is not eating the Lord’s supper.

When therefore you assemble yourselves together, it is not the Lord’s supper that you eat.

21 F or in eating, each one takes his own supper first: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

For in your eating each one takes his own supper first. One is hungry, and another is drunken.

22 W hat? Do ye not have houses to eat and to drink in? or do ye despise the congregation of God and shame those that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

What, don’t you have houses to eat and to drink in? Or do you despise God’s assembly, and put them to shame who don’t have? What shall I tell you? Shall I praise you? In this I don’t praise you.

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;

For I received from the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread.

24 a nd 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.

When he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “Take, eat. This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in memory of me.”

25 A fter 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.

In the same way he also took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink, in memory of me.”

26 F or each time that ye eat this bread and drink this cup, ye declare the Lord’s death until he comes.

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

27 T herefore whoever shall eat this bread and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord’s cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

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

But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.

29 F or he that eats and drinks unworthily, eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy way eats and drinks judgment to himself, if he doesn’t discern the Lord’s body.

30 F or this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

31 F or if we would examine ourselves, we should not be judged.

For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn’t be judged.

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

But when we are judged, we are punished by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.

33 T herefore, my brothers, when ye come together to eat, wait for one another.

Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

34 A nd 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.

But if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest your coming together be for judgment. The rest I will set in order whenever I come.