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11:1  Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
11:2  I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
11:3  But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
11:4  Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
11:5  But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head--it is the same as having her head shaved.
11:6  For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.
11:7  A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
11:8  For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;
11:9  neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
11:10  It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
11:11  Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
11:12  For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
11:13  Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
11:14  Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
11:15  but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
11:16  If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice--nor do the churches of God.
11:17  In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good.
11:18  In the first place, I hear that when you come together as a church, there are divisions among you, and to some extent I believe it.
11:19  No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God's approval.
11:20  So then, when you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat,
11:21  for when you are eating, some of you go ahead with your own private suppers. As a result, one person remains hungry and another gets drunk.
11:22  Don't you have homes to eat and drink in? Or do you despise the church of God by humiliating those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? Certainly not in this matter!
11:23  For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
11:24  and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
11:25  In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
11:26  For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
11:27  So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
11:28  Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
11:29  For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves.
11:30  That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
11:31  But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
11:32  Nevertheless, when we are judged in this way by the Lord, we are being disciplined so that we will not be finally condemned with the world.
11:33  So then, my brothers and sisters, when you gather to eat, you should all eat together.
11:34  Anyone who is hungry should eat something at home, so that when you meet together it may not result in judgment. And when I come I will give further directions.