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1 C O RIN T H I A N S 1 1
Instructions for Public Worship
2 I am so glad that you always keep me in
your thoughts, and that you are following
the teachings I passed on to you. 3 But 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.* 4 A man dishonors
his head* if he covers his head while praying
or prophesying. 5 But 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. 6 Yes, 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.*
7 A 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. 8 For the first man
didn’t come from woman, but the first woman
came from man. 9 And man was not made for
woman, but woman was made for man. 10 For
this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her
head to show she is under authority.*
11 But among the Lord’s people, women are
not independent of men, and men are not independent of women. 12 For although the first
woman came from man, every other man was
born from a woman, and everything comes
from God.
13 Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman
to pray to God in public without covering her
head? 14 Isn’t it obvious that it’s disgraceful for
a man to have long hair? 15 And isn’t long hair a
woman’s pride and joy? For it has been given
to her as a covering. 16 But 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.
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Order at the Lord’s Supper
17 But in the following instructions, I cannot
praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than
good is done when you meet together. 18 First,
I hear that there are divisions among you when
you meet as a church, and to some extent I
believe it. 19 But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s
approval will be recognized!
20 When you meet together, you are not really
interested in the Lord’s Supper. 21 For some of
you hurry to eat your own meal without sharing
with others. As a result, some go hungry while
others get drunk. 22 What? 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!
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23 For 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 24 and
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.”
25 In 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.” 26 For
every time you eat this bread and drink this
cup, you are announcing the Lord’s death until
he comes again.
27 So 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. 28 That
is why you should examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup. 29 For 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. 30 That is why
many of you are weak and sick and some have
even died.
31 But if we would examine ourselves, we
would not be judged by God in this way. 32 Yet
when we are judged by the Lord, we are being
disciplined so that we will not be condemned
along with the world.
33 So, my dear brothers and sisters,* when
you gather for the Lord’s Supper, wait for each
other. 34 If 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.
Spiritual Gifts
Now, dear brothers and sisters,* regarding your question about the special
abilities the Spirit gives us. I don’t want you to
misunderstand this. 2 You know that when you
were still pagans, you were led astray and swept
along in worshiping speechless idols. 3 So I want
you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit
of God will curse Jesus, and no one can say
Jesus is Lord, except by the Holy Spirit.
4 There are different kinds of spiritual gifts,
but the same Spirit is the source of them all.
5 There are different kinds of service, but we
serve the same Lord. 6 God works in different
ways, but it is the same God who does the work
in all of us.
7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we
can help each other. 8 To one person the Spirit
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11:3 Or to know: The source of every man is Christ, the source
of woman is man, and the source of Christ is God. Or to know:
Every man is responsible to Christ, a woman is responsible
to her husband, and Christ is responsible to God. 11:4 Or
dishonors Christ. 11:5 Or dishonors her husband. 11:6 Or
should have long hair. 11:10 Greek should have an authority
on her head. 11:24 Greek which is for you; other manuscripts
read which is broken for you. 11:27 Or is responsible for.
11:29 Greek the body; other manuscripts read the Lord’s body.
11:33 Greek brothers. 12:1 Greek brothers.
