1 F ollowers of me become ye, as I also of Christ.

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. Head Coverings

2 A nd I praise you, brethren, that in all things ye remember me, and according as I did deliver to you, the deliverances ye keep,

Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

3 a nd I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.

But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

4 E very man praying or prophesying, having the head covered, doth dishonour his head,

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

5 a nd every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, doth dishonour her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being shaven,

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 shaved.

6 f or if a woman is not covered -- then let her be shorn, and if a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven -- let her be covered;

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

7 f or a man, indeed, ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a man,

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.

8 f or a man is not of a woman, but a woman of a man,

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

9 f or a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;

Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

10 b ecause of this the woman ought to have authority upon the head, because of the messengers;

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

11 b ut neither a man apart from a woman, nor a woman apart from a man, in the Lord,

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

12 f or as the woman of the man, so also the man through the woman, and the all things of God.

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

13 I n your own selves judge ye; is it seemly for a woman uncovered to pray to God?

Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

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

Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

15 a nd a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her;

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

16 a nd if any one doth think to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the assemblies of God.

But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God. Conduct at the Lord’s Supper

17 A nd this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together;

Now in giving these instructions I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

18 f or first, indeed, ye coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being among you, and partly I believe,

For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

19 f or it behoveth sects also to be among you, that those approved may become manifest among you;

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

20 y e, then, coming together at the same place -- it is not to eat the Lord's supper;

Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper.

21 f or each his own supper doth take before in the eating, and one is hungry, and another is drunk;

For in eating, each one takes his own supper ahead of others; and one is hungry and another is drunk.

22 w hy, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or the assembly of God do ye despise, and shame those not having? what may I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I do not praise!

What! Do you not have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those 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 F or I -- I received from the Lord that which also I did deliver to you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was delivered up, took bread,

For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread;

24 a nd having given thanks, he brake, and said, `Take ye, eat ye, this is my body, that for you is being broken; this do ye -- to the remembrance of me.'

and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, “Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”

25 I n like manner also the cup after the supping, saying, `This cup is the new covenant in my blood; this do ye, as often as ye may drink -- to the remembrance of me;'

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 f or as often as ye may eat this bread, and this cup may drink, the death of the Lord ye do shew forth -- till he may come;

For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. Examine Yourself

27 s o that whoever may eat this bread or may drink the cup of the Lord unworthily, guilty he shall be of the body and blood of the Lord:

Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

28 a nd let a man be proving himself, and so of the bread let him eat, and of the cup let him drink;

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

29 f or he who is eating and drinking unworthily, judgment to himself he doth eat and drink -- not discerning the body of the Lord.

For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord’s body.

30 B ecause of this, among you many weak and sickly, and sleep do many;

For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many sleep.

31 f or if ourselves we were discerning, we would not be being judged,

For if we would judge ourselves, we would not be judged.

32 a nd being judged by the Lord, we are chastened, that with the world we may not be condemned;

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

33 s o then, my brethren, coming together to eat, for one another wait ye;

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

34 a nd if any one is hungry, at home let him eat, that to judgment ye may not come together; and the rest, whenever I may come, I shall arrange.

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.