1 Corinthians 11

11¹Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ. ^f

Instructions about Head Coverings

²Now I praise you ^gbecause you always remember me and keep the traditions ^hjust as I delivered ⁱthem to you. ³But I want you to know that Christ is the head ^jof every man, and the man is the head of the woman, ^kland God is the head of Christ. ^m4Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors ⁿhis head. ⁵But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved. ^o6So if a woman’s head ^pis not covered, her hair should be cut off. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, she should be covered.

⁷A man, in fact, should not cover his head, because he is God’s image ^qand glory, ^rbut woman is man’s glory. ⁸For man did not come from woman, but woman came from man. ^s9And man was not created for woman, but woman for man. ¹⁰This is why a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. ¹¹In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, and man is not independent of woman. ¹²For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman, and all things come from God. ^t

¹³Judge ^ufor yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? ¹⁴Does not even nature itself teach ^vyou that if a man has long hair it is a disgrace ^wto him, ¹⁵but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? ^xFor her hair is given to her ^yas a covering. ¹⁶But if anyone wants to argue about this, we have no other ^zcustom, nor do the churches of God.

The Lord’s Supper

¹⁷Now in giving the following instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse. ¹⁸For to begin with, I hear that when you come together as a church there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. ¹⁹There must, indeed, be factions ^aamong you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you. ²⁰Therefore, when you come together, it is not really to eat the Lord’s Supper. ^b21For at the meal, each one eats his own supper ahead of others. So one person is hungry while another gets drunk! ²²Don’t you have houses to eat and drink in? Or do you look down on the church of God and embarrass those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you for this!

²³For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: ^cOn the night when He was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread, ²⁴gave thanks, broke it, and said, ^d“This is My body, which is ^efor you. Do this in remembrance of Me.” ^f

²⁵In the same way, after supper He also took the cup and said, “This cup is the new covenant ^gestablished by My blood. ^hDo this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” ²⁶For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death ⁱuntil He comes. ^j

Self-Examination

²⁷Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy way will be guilty of sin against the body ^kand blood of the Lord. ²⁸So a man should examine himself; in this way he should eat the bread and drink from the cup. ²⁹For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, ^leats and drinks judgment ^mon himself. ³⁰This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep. ⁿ³¹If we were properly evaluating ourselves, we would not be judged, ³²but when we are judged, ^owe are disciplined by the Lord, so that we may not be condemned ^pwith the world.

³³Therefore, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another. ³⁴If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. And I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come. ^q