11:1 PATTERN YOURSELVES after me [follow my example], as I imitate {and} follow Christ (the Messiah). |
11:2 I appreciate {and} commend you because you always remember me in everything and keep firm possession of the traditions (the substance of my instructions), just as I have [verbally] passed them on to you. |
11:3 But I want you to know {and} realize that Christ is the Head of every man, the head of a woman is her husband, and the Head of Christ is God. |
11:4 Any man who prays or prophesies (teaches, refutes, reproves, admonishes, and comforts) with his head covered dishonors his Head (Christ). |
11:5 And any woman who [publicly] prays or prophesies (teaches, refutes, reproves, admonishes, or comforts) when she is bareheaded dishonors her head (her husband); it is the same as [if her head were] shaved. |
11:6 For if a woman will not wear [a head] covering, then she should cut off her hair too; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her head shorn or shaven, let her cover [her head]. |
11:7 For a man ought not to wear anything on his head [in church], for he is the image and [reflected] glory of God [his function of government reflects the majesty of the divine Rule]; but woman is [the expression of] man's glory (majesty, preeminence). |
11:8 For man was not [created] from woman, but woman from man; |
11:9 Neither was man created on account of {or} for the benefit of woman, but woman on account of {and} for the benefit of man. |
11:10 Therefore she should [be subject to his authority and should] have a covering on her head [as a token, a symbol, of her submission to authority, that she may show reverence as do] the angels [and not displease them]. |
11:11 Nevertheless, in [the plan of] the Lord {and} from His point of view woman is not apart from {and} independent of man, nor is man aloof from {and} independent of woman; |
11:12 For as woman was made from man, even so man is also born of woman; and all [whether male or female go forth] from God [as their Author]. |
11:13 Consider for yourselves; is it proper {and} decent [according to your customs] for a woman to offer prayer to God [publicly] with her head uncovered? |
11:14 Does not the native sense of propriety (experience, common sense, reason) itself teach you that for a man to wear long hair is a dishonor [humiliating and degrading] to him, |
11:15 But if a woman has long hair, it is her ornament {and} glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. |
11:16 Now if anyone is disposed to be argumentative {and} contentious about this, we hold to {and} recognize no other custom [in worship] than this, nor do the churches of God generally. |
11:17 But in what I instruct [you] next I do not commend [you], because when you meet together, it is not for the better but for the worse. |
11:18 For in the first place, when you assemble as a congregation, I hear that there are cliques (divisions and factions) among you; and I in part believe it, |
11:19 For doubtless there have to be factions {or} parties among you in order that they who are genuine {and} of approved fitness may become evident {and} plainly recognized among you. |
11:20 So when you gather for your meetings, it is not the supper instituted by the Lord that you eat, |
11:21 For in eating each one [hurries] to get his own supper first [not waiting for the poor], and one goes hungry while another gets drunk. |
11:22 What! Do you have no houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God {and} mean to show contempt for it, while you humiliate those who are poor (have no homes and have brought no food)? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, [most certainly] I will not! |
11:23 For I received from the Lord Himself that which I passed on to you [it was given to me personally], that the Lord Jesus on the night when He was treacherously delivered up {and} while His betrayal was in progress took bread, |
11:24 And when He had given thanks, He broke [it] and said, {Take, eat.} This is My body, which is broken for you. Do this to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance. |
11:25 Similarly when supper was ended, He took the cup also, saying, This cup is the new covenant [ratified and established] in My blood. Do this, as often as you drink [it], to call Me [affectionately] to remembrance. |
11:26 For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are representing {and} signifying {and} proclaiming the fact of the Lord's death until He comes [again]. |
11:27 So then whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in a way that is unworthy [of Him] will be guilty of [profaning and sinning against] the body and blood of the Lord. |
11:28 Let a man [thoroughly] examine himself, and [only when he has done] so should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup. |
11:29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discriminating {and} recognizing with due appreciation that [it is Christ's] body, eats and drinks a sentence (a verdict of judgment) upon himself. |
11:30 That [careless and unworthy participation] is the reason many of you are weak and sickly, and quite enough of you have fallen into the sleep of death. |
11:31 For if we searchingly examined ourselves [detecting our shortcomings and recognizing our own condition], we should not be judged {and} penalty decreed [by the divine judgment]. |
11:32 But when we [fall short and] are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined {and} chastened, so that we may not [finally] be condemned [to eternal punishment along] with the world. |
11:33 So then, my brothers, when you gather together to eat [the Lord's Supper], wait for one another. |
11:34 If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, lest you come together to bring judgment [on yourselves]. About the other matters, I will give you directions [personally] when I come. |