Christian Standard Bible

New Living Translation

1Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.

1And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.

2Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold fast to the traditions just as I delivered them to you.

2I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you.

3But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.

3But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

4Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors his head.

4A man dishonors his head if he covers his head while praying or prophesying.

5Every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved.

5But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head.

6For if a woman doesn't cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. But if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her head be covered.

6Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering.

7A man should not cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God. So too, woman is the glory of man.

7A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is made in God’s image and reflects God’s glory. And woman reflects man’s glory.

8For man did not come from woman, but woman came from man.

8For the first man didn’t come from woman, but the first woman came from man.

9Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.

9And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.

10This is why a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

10For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her head to show she is under authority.

11In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, and man is not independent of woman.

11But among the Lord’s people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women.

12For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman, and all things come from God.

12For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God.

13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

13Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head?

14Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair it is a disgrace to him,

14Isn’t it obvious that it’s disgraceful for a man to have long hair?

15but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her as a covering.

15And isn’t long hair a woman’s pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering.

16If anyone wants to argue about this, we have no other custom, nor do the churches of God.

16But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God’s other churches. Order at the Lord’s Supper

17Now in giving this instruction I do not praise you, since you come together not for the better but for the worse.

17But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.

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.

18First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it.

19Indeed, it is necessary that there be factions among you, so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

19But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!

20When you come together, then, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper.

20When you meet together, you are not really interested in the Lord’s Supper.

21For at the meal, each one eats his own supper. So one person is hungry while another gets drunk!

21For some of you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing with others. As a result, some go hungry while others get drunk.

22Don't you have homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What should I say to you? Should I praise you? I do not praise you in this matter!

22What? Don’t you have your own homes for eating and drinking? Or do you really want to disgrace God’s church and shame the poor? What am I supposed to say? Do you want me to praise you? Well, I certainly will not praise you for this!

23For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took bread,

23For I pass on to you what I received from the Lord himself. On the night when he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread

24and when he had given thanks, broke it, and said, "This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me."

24and gave thanks to God for it. Then he broke it in pieces and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

25In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, and said, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."

25In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this in remembrance of me as often as you drink it.”

26For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.

26For every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until he comes again.

27So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sin against the body and blood of the Lord.

27So anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

28Let a person examine himself; in this way let him eat the bread and drink from the cup.

28That is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup.

29For whoever eats and drinks without recognizing the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.

29For if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God’s judgment upon yourself.

30This is why many are sick and ill among you, and many have fallen asleep.

30That is why many of you are weak and sick and some have even died.

31If we were properly judging ourselves, we would not be judged,

31But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.

32but when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined, so that we may not be condemned with the world.

32Yet when we are judged by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be condemned along with the world.

33Therefore, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, welcome one another.

33So, my dear brothers and sisters, when you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each other.

34If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you gather together you will not come under judgment. I will give instructions about the other matters whenever I come.

34If you are really hungry, eat at home so you won’t bring judgment upon yourselves when you meet together. I’ll give you instructions about the other matters after I arrive.

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