111 Corinthians 11

1You must follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.Select 1 Corinthians 11:1

Rules for Worship

2I am proud of you, because you always remember me and obey the teachings I gave you.Select 1 Corinthians 11:2

3Now I want you to know that Christ is the head of all men, and a man is the head of a woman. But God is the head of Christ.Select 1 Corinthians 11:3

4This means that any man who prays or prophesies with something on his head brings shame to his head.Select 1 Corinthians 11:4

5But any woman who prays or prophesies without something on her head brings shame to her head. In fact, she may as well shave her head.Select 1 Corinthians 11:5

6A woman should wear something on her head. It is a disgrace for a woman to shave her head or cut her hair. But if she refuses to wear something on her head, let her cut off her hair.Select 1 Corinthians 11:6

7Men were created to be like God and to bring honor to God. This means a man should not wear anything on his head. Women were created to bring honor to men.Select 1 Corinthians 11:7

8It was the woman who was made from a man, and not the man who was made from a woman.Select 1 Corinthians 11:8

9He wasn't created for her. She was created for him.Select 1 Corinthians 11:9

10And so, because of this, and also because of the angels, a woman ought to wear something on her head, as a sign of her authority.Select 1 Corinthians 11:10

11As far as the Lord is concerned, men and women need each other.Select 1 Corinthians 11:11

12It is true that the first woman came from a man, but all other men have been given birth by women. Yet God is the one who created everything.Select 1 Corinthians 11:12

13Ask yourselves if it is proper for a woman to pray without something on her head.Select 1 Corinthians 11:13

14Isn't it unnatural and disgraceful for men to have long hair?Select 1 Corinthians 11:14

15But long hair is a beautiful way for a woman to cover her head.Select 1 Corinthians 11:15

16This is how things are done in all of God's churches, and this is why none of you should argue about what I have said.Select 1 Corinthians 11:16

Rules for the Lord's Supper

17Your worship services do you more harm than good. I am certainly not going to praise you for this.Select 1 Corinthians 11:17

18I am told you can't get along with each other when you worship, and I am sure that some of what I have heard is true.Select 1 Corinthians 11:18

19You are bound to argue with each other, but it is easy to see which of you have God's approval.Select 1 Corinthians 11:19

20When you meet together, you don't really celebrate the Lord's Supper.Select 1 Corinthians 11:20

21You even start eating before everyone gets to the meeting, and some of you go hungry, while others get drunk.Select 1 Corinthians 11:21

22Don't you have homes where you can eat and drink? Do you hate God's church? Do you want to embarrass people who don't have anything? What can I say to you? I certainly cannot praise you.Select 1 Corinthians 11:22

The Lord's Supper

23I have already told you what the Lord Jesus did on the night he was betrayed. And it came from the Lord himself. He took some bread in his hands.Select 1 Corinthians 11:23

24Then after he had given thanks, he broke it and said, “This is my body, which is given for you. Eat this and remember me.”Select 1 Corinthians 11:24

25After the meal, Jesus took a cup of wine in his hands and said, “This is my blood, and with it God makes his new agreement with you. Drink this and remember me.”Select 1 Corinthians 11:25

26The Lord meant that when you eat this bread and drink from this cup, you tell about his death until he comes.Select 1 Corinthians 11:26

27But if you eat the bread and drink the wine in a way that isn't worthy of the Lord, you sin against his body and blood.Select 1 Corinthians 11:27

28This is why you must examine the way you eat and drink.Select 1 Corinthians 11:28

29If you fail to understand that you are the body of the Lord, you will condemn yourselves by the way you eat and drink.Select 1 Corinthians 11:29

30This is why many of you are sick and weak and why a lot of others have died.Select 1 Corinthians 11:30

31If we carefully judge ourselves, we won't be punished.Select 1 Corinthians 11:31

32But when the Lord judges and punishes us, he does it to keep us from being condemned with the rest of the world.Select 1 Corinthians 11:32

33My dear friends, you should wait until everyone gets there before you start eating.Select 1 Corinthians 11:33

34If you really are hungry, you can eat at home. Then you won't condemn yourselves when you meet together. After I arrive, I will instruct you about the other matters.Select 1 Corinthians 11:34